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A History of the County of Stafford
… 1717 when Sir John Harpur licensed three Derbyshire men to dig in Warslow and at Fleetgreen, in Fawfieldhead. The … and in 1723 Sir John licensed four other Derbyshire men to dig for lead and copper in Alstonefield parish for 18 years, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… suo Virgini." With power to the said several Councils to dig for all mines of gold, silver, and copper, within any …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and upon good cause to disfranchise any person. Power to dig for minerals and enjoy the same, paying to us, our heirs …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… you plainly that unless you forbear from mischief, I shall dig up the hatchet, join myself with Lord Howard, and utterly …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… sparks, but sometimes in large stringy veins: the miners dig the solid rock, pound and grind it to dust, then wash it. …