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Magna Britannia
… sheep, cattle, &c. Lidford Castle, in which were held the stannary courts, is now in ruins, the shell only remaining. … this castle was the prison for offenders against the stannary laws, which, in an act of parliament of the year … to be stoned and prest, Or hang'd now choose you whether." Stannary courts were held in Lidford Castle till nearly the …
Magna Britannia
… &c.: in this hall, which is yet standing, were held the Stannary parliaments: here is also the Stannary court, with a prison adjoining, the only one in the …
Magna Britannia
… during the reign of James II. Plympton was made one of the stannary towns in 1328. 2 At the commencement of the civil … was prosecuted for imputed crimes against the stannary laws, in the Tinners' Court, at Crokerne Tor, and … refusing to pay, he was thrown into the dungeon of the stannary prison at Lidford, described in the act of …
Magna Britannia
… and an edge-tool manufactory. Tavistock is one of the Stannary towns. The summer assizes were held at Tavistock, in … In Exeter College Library at Oxford is a copy of the Stannary Laws, printed at Tavistock: title: "Here folloyth … second yere." At the end"Here endyth the statutes of the Stannary. Imprinted in Tavystoke y e xx. day of August, the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and Hopeton. After the Restoration it was made one of the stannary towns. Corporation Seal. It is situated on the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… remains appear to have been found. Plymouth is now a stannary town, and within a radius of ten miles are several … In the reign of Edward III. it was constituted one of the stannary towns. Corporation Seal. The town is small, but …