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Lead Mining Bargain Book 134
| Date | Mine | Bargain |
| 1759 (undated) |
Pry Dale | Robt. Dixon @ 25 per Bing backwards in Hazel from formost Shaft and Jn. Stephenson 25 per Bing in Old Yeards and for driving through a midling. |
| 4 Jul 1758 | Great Slitt | Lett to James Gibson and 7 partners a bargain to get oar from the New Shaft side westwards in the Hewing Stone Sills at 16 per Bing to September 30th 1758. Partners: John Watson, Jno. Lee, Wm. Hewitson, Thos. Watson, Jacob Vickers, Jno. Hetherington, Edw. Tinkler |
| 17 Jul 1758 | Great Slitt | Lett to James Dawson and 3 partners a bargain to get oar westward from low Level Lump at 20 per Bing to 7br 30th 1758 not to damage the level and to have £4 for driving a forehead 2 fathoms. Partners: Jno. Dixon, G. Watson, Ra. Wall |
| 12 Jul 1758 | Pry Dale | Lett Robt. Dixon and 3 partners a bargain to get oar where they were last and 20 fathoms east from the 2nd shaft at 25 per Bing to 7br 30th 1758. |
| 4 8br 1758 | Pry Dale | Lett to Robt. Dixon and partners a bargain to cutt a sufficient lumphead at their Deap Lump pool and sink a sump 6 fathoms a £10 per lump. No Purchas no pay. (1758) |
| 22 Xbr 1758 | Great Slitt | Lett James Dawson and 5 partners a bargain to get oar westward from Robt. Emerson new lump to Wm. Emerson's East water Sump at 20 per Bing to March 31st 1759. Partners: Geo. Watson, John Dixon, Ra. Wall, 2 Rakes men |
| 31 Mar 1759 | Great Slitt | Lett to John Dixon and 5 prs a bargain to get ore where they were last at 18 per Bing to June 30th 1759. |
| 5 Apr 1759 | Pry Dale | Lett to Robt. Dixon and partners a bargain to get oar where they were last at 25 per Bing to June 30th 1759. |
| 30 Jun 1759 | Great Slitt | Lett to James Gibson and 7 prs a bargain to get oar from the Walton's Gigg westwards to the pasture walls in the Hasel Sill at 18 per Bing to September 30th 1759. To wait Sir Walter Blackets opportunity as to the pay. Partners: John Watson, Thos. Watson, John Lee, William Hewitson, Jacob Vickers, Edw. Tinkler, Jn. Hetherington |
| 30 Jun 1759 | Great Slitt | Lett to James Dawson and 5 prs a bargain to get oar where they were last and to sink as deep as they please not to damage the low level at 18 per Bing to September 30th 1759 and they're to wait Sir Walter Blacket's opportunity as to the time of payment. |
| 7 Jul 1759 | Pry Dale | Lett to Robt. Dixon and 3 partners a bargain to get ore in low Limestone and Hasel Sills from Thos. Featherstone's boundary eastwards to Jno. Stephenson's boundary at 18 per Bing to September 30th 1759 and they wait Sir Walter Blacket's time of payment. |
| 1 Oct 1759 | Great Slitt | Lett to James Dawson and 5 prs a bargain to get oar where they were last and westward to White's Boundary at 18 per Bing to December 31st 1759 and to wait Sir Walter Blacket's time of payment. Partners: Jno. Dixon, Ra. Wall, G. Watson |
| 28 Dec 1759 | Great Slitt | Lett James Dawson and 5 prs a bargain to get oar where they last were at 18 per Bing to March 31st 1760 and to wait Sir Walter Blacket's time of payment. Witness our hands and they're to have 20 for sludging the low level all the length of their ground. Partners: James Dawson, John Dixon, Ra. Wall, J. Featherstone, G. Watson, J. Gibson |
| 31 Dec 1759 | Pry Dale | Lett to Robt. Dixon and 5 prs a bargain to get oar where they were last at 18 per Bing to March 31st 1760 and to sink 3 fathoms in the Hasel Sill at 35 per Fathom and wait Sir Walter Blacket's time of payment. Witness: Robert Dixon. Partners: Wm. Thomson, S. Walton, Jno. Hall, B. Sanderson, J. Little |
| 6 8br 1759 | Pry Dale | Lett to Robert Dixon and 5 prs a bargain to Sink a Shaft to the top of Jno. Stephenson's Rise behind the Dike Shaft at 10 per fathom and to get oar where they were last and in Wm. Tomson Stephenson's Yeards at 18 per Bing to December 31st 1759. |
| 1 Apr 1760 | Great Slitt | Lett James Dawson and 5 partners a bargain to cutt a sufficient double Turnhead and sink 2 fathoms under level at £4. 10 per lump and get oar in the ground they were at last Quarter at 18 per Bing to June 30th 1760 and wait Sir Walter Blacket's time of payment. Witness: John Dixon. Partners: Geo. Watson, Ra. Walls, J. Featherstone, Jno. Dawson, J. Gibson |
| 9 Jul 1760 | Great Slitt | Let James Dawson and 5 partners a bargain to get oar in the ground they had last quarter at 18 per Bing to September 30th 1760 and to wait Sir Walter Blacket's time of payment. Witness: James Dawson, John Dixon. Partners: Geo. Watson, Jno. Featherstone, Ra. Walton, Jno. Gibson |
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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