In 1305 the Cornish Stannaries were in part dissociated from those in Devon.
In 1198 appears a letter from the Warden of the Stannariesto the Justiciar.
He had been forced to resign the Wardenship of the Stannaries to Sir Francis Godolphin, and the wine patent was given to the Earl of Nottingham, who behaved with scant courtesy to his old friend and comrade.
To hunt 'notable Jesuit knaves' and to sit on the granite judgment-seat of the Stannaries were well, but life offered more than this to Raleigh.
As Warden of the Stannaries he introduced reforms which greatly mitigated the hardships of the miners.
Early in November 1600, Raleigh was in Cornwall, improving the condition of the tin-workers, and going through his duties in the Stannaries Court of Lostwithiel.
The wage work system must have been introduced into the stannaries at quite an early period.
It is rather remarkable that when the stannaries first come into evidence, in the reign of Henry II.
Wrotham, when appointed warden of the stannaries in 1198, ordered all masters of ships in Cornwall and Devon to swear not to take unstamped tin out of the country.
The processes were very similar, and the laws governing the workers had much in common, but it is in the case of the Stannaries that we find the full development of the 'free miner,' so far as England is concerned.
The tin-bounders of the Stannaries also bequeath their dormant liberty of mining, which is in Cornwall regarded as personal property, and passes to executors, and not to the heir.
As Lord Warden of theStannaries his duties were to look after the interests of the tin-miners in Devonshire and Cornwall.
Not only was Ralegh Lord Warden of the Stannaries and Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, but he was also what Edwards calls Captain of Industry in Ireland.
In very early days the abbots were 'lessees of the Devonshire stannaries .
This Prince 'much augmented the powers of the stannaries of Devon and Cornwall, and under his auspices they thrived exceedingly.
He was made 'Steward of all the King's Manours and Stannariesin the county of Cornwall,' and later on was appointed to other posts of importance.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stannaries" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
