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Lead Mining Bargain Book 133
| Date | Mine | Bargain |
| 11 & 18 Jan 1743/4 |
Green Laws | Let to Lancelot Robinson, Thomas Hewetson, Wm. Harrison, & Jos. Teasdale a Bargain to get ore in the float at the Old Shop Shaft at 16 per Bing to March 31st 1744 |
| 8 8br 1744 | Green Laws | Let to William Hewetson & Cuthbert Hetherington new cuttings in the Level 6 Shaft at 11 per Bing to Xbr 31st 1744 |
| 4 Dec 1749 | Rowantree Hill & Poundfold Hill |
Let to Robert Dixon a Bargain to wash up all the Old Wastes at Rowentree Hill and Poundfold Hill at 20 per Bing to June 30th 1749 |
| 3 7br 1751 | Copthill Slitts | Let to William Hewitson and partners a bargain to get oar at 21 per Bing to 7br 30th 1751 |
| 9 8br 1751 | Copthill Slitts | Let to William Hewitson and 5 partners a bargain to sink 1 fathom and to cutt cross 1 fathom at 20 per fathom |
| 29 Jul 1752 | Copthill Slitts | Let to William Hewitson and partners a bargain to sink a shaft at 15 per fathom |
| 9 Jun 1753 | Stogill Burn | A grant of a Jack in Stogill Burn to John Dixon, George Temperley, John Jenning, and Nick Jenning |
| 4 Jul 1754 | Sedlin | Lett to Jos. Gibson, William Hewitson, and Thomas Watson a bargain to get oar in the Old Yeards above the water level at 25 per Bing to September 30th 1754. |
| 3 Oct 1754 | Sedlin | Lett to Jos. Gibson, Wm. Hewitson, and Thomas Watson a bargain to get oar where they were last at 28 per Bing to December 31st, 1754. |
| 7 Jan 1755 | Pry Dale | Lett to Robt. Dixon and 5 partners a bargain to get oar in the Stephenson's Old Yeards at 28 per Bing and in the hard sill backwards from Featherston's Shaft at 25 per Bing to March 31st 1757. |
| 4 Jan 1755 | Sedlin | Lett to William Hewitson and partners a bargain to get oar where they were last at 30 per Bing to 31st March 1755. |
| 7 Oct 1755 | Sedlin | Lett to Thom' Hill and William Hewitson a bargain to get oar in the Cuttings and Deadheap at the shaft next east of the Shop at 16 per Bing to December 31st 1755. |
| 27 Jan 1757 | Billing | Lett to Robt. Dixon and 1 partner a bargain to get oar in the Old Hush at 28 per Bing to June 30th 1757. |
| 28 Jan 1757 | Pry Dale | Lett to Robt. Dixon and 4 partners a bargain to sink a shaft and Way Gate down to the low level at 8 per Lump and to get oar in the Hazel Sill and all above at 25 per Bing to June 30th 1759 and provided they do not raise 20 Bings of oar not to have any Title to the above 8 (pence?). |
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These extracts of Lead Mining Bargains have been kindly supplied by John Stark. He has
transcribed those bargains that relate to his family history research. This is not a
full extract from the bargain book, but it does provide an indication of the information
available. To see Johns family history research click here,
for the original extracts from the bargain books
click here.
When indexing the names mentioned in the Bargains we have 'standardised' the spelling
of the names - this was to aid in eliminating obvious duplicates. The spelling as
shown in the detail of the actual bargain remains as transcribed.
Description of the method of mining and some of the terms used