The Smelting of Copper in the Swansea District of South Wales: From the Time of Elizabeth to the Present Day |
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... Melting House & things there , a place more for yo'r quietness then Cornwall is , as yow shall understande farder hereafter , and also by Mr. Weston . I pray yow be more diligent in writinge to me then yow haue binn of late time , for ...
... Melting House & things there , a place more for yo'r quietness then Cornwall is , as yow shall understande farder hereafter , and also by Mr. Weston . I pray yow be more diligent in writinge to me then yow haue binn of late time , for ...
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... melting of our Copper ewre , I doe know , that it is good for that porpos and w'th out the sam , or such like wee shall have much to doe to make our ewre to ryne , for the most copper ewres her will be very strong to melte . It wher ...
... melting of our Copper ewre , I doe know , that it is good for that porpos and w'th out the sam , or such like wee shall have much to doe to make our ewre to ryne , for the most copper ewres her will be very strong to melte . It wher ...
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... melting , of w'ch I thanke God it doth goe reasonablye well forward , and lak but only good store of rich ewres . I trust you have receyved my letter before this , therfor I stee at this p'sent . William Langfforde made hast away ...
... melting , of w'ch I thanke God it doth goe reasonablye well forward , and lak but only good store of rich ewres . I trust you have receyved my letter before this , therfor I stee at this p'sent . William Langfforde made hast away ...
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... melted sinder w'ch doth com of the ewre , and did not find in it the weight of halfe one onz of copper stone , w'ch is a saigne that we bring out all . I would glatly see your worshipp her to see our melting , no doubt you would liket ...
... melted sinder w'ch doth com of the ewre , and did not find in it the weight of halfe one onz of copper stone , w'ch is a saigne that we bring out all . I would glatly see your worshipp her to see our melting , no doubt you would liket ...
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... melting of the severall ewres . Wee doe not doubt what ewre so ever do com to my hands , and it be never so strong to melt we will over com it , for a metchen * that wee have fond out by change , and if it hath not been for that , the ...
... melting of the severall ewres . Wee doe not doubt what ewre so ever do com to my hands , and it be never so strong to melt we will over com it , for a metchen * that wee have fond out by change , and if it hath not been for that , the ...
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