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Royal Mines Act 1693
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- 1693 c. 6 (Regnal. 5_and_6_Will_and_Mar)
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Owners of Mines shall enjoy them.E+W
That all and every Person or Persons being Subjects of the Crowne of England Bodies Politick or Corporate that now are or hereafter shall be the Owner or Owners Proprietor or Proprietors of any Mine or Mines within the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwick upon Tweed wherein any Ore now is or hereafter shall be discovered opened found or wrought and in which there is Copper Tin Iron or Lead shall and may hold and enjoy the same Mine or Mines and Ore and continue in the possession thereof and dig and work the said Mine or Mines or Ore notwithstanding that such Mine or Mines or Ore shall be pretended or claimed to be a Royall Mine or Royall Mines any Law Usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
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F1S. 2 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 (c. 52), Sch. Pt. VII
III Proviso for Charters, &c. to Tinners of Devon and Cornwall.E+W
Provided always That nothing [X1conteined] in this Act shall alter determine or make void the Charters granted to the Tinners of Devon and Cornwall by any of the Kings and Queens of this Realme or any of the Liberties Priveledges or Franchises of the said Tinners or to alter determine or make void the Laws Customs or Constitutions of the Stanneries of Devon or Cornwall or any of them.
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X1interlined on the Roll.
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