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A large volume in folio, pp. 493, lettered ‘Derbyshire Collections, Mineralia A,’ consisting of legal briefs, cases, bills, and other law papers, relating to the lead mines in the county of Derbyshire.

1. Brief of the plaintiffs, in the cause of John Wall and others, plaintiffs, v. Charles Pratt, esquire, Attorney General, and William, Duke of Devonshire, Lessee from the Crown of the Mineral Duties, defendants, concerning a lead mine called Portaway, within the Liberty of Winster, hundred of High Peak. 25 Apr 1761. pp. 1-58.

2. Brief of depositions of witnesses dead, on the part of the defendants, in the above cause. pp. 59-82.

3. Abstract of decree in Exchequer, 7 Feb 1658, in a cause between the Earl of Rutland and Thomas Wright, and others, and of other papers. pp. 83-86.

4. Printed letter to the Duke of Devonshire from Peter Nightingale, John Wall, and others, relative to the breaking the one of Portaway Mine. p. 87.

5. Case of John Rowls, esquire, farmer of the King’s Mineral Duties within the Low Peak or Wapentake of Wirksworth, with the opinion of C. Yorke, William de Grey, John Norton, Anthony Abdy and Edmund Hoskins. July 2 1766. pp. 87-97.

6. Printed case of the respondents, in the cause of the Attorney General and Duke of Devonshire, appellants, v. John Wall, and others, respondents. To be heard at the bar of the house. 23 Jan 1760. p. 99.

7. A duplicate printed case, appointed to be heard at the bar of the house. 16 Jan 1760. p. 105.

8. Bill of costs in the above cause, for the defendants Wall and others. 1750-1753. pp. 111-136.

9. Bill of costs for the same. 1754. pp. 137-140.

10. Bill of costs for the same. 1755. pp. 141-148.

11. Bill of costs for the same. 1756. pp. 149-152.

12. Bill of costs for the same. 1757, 1758. pp. 153-156.

13. Bill of costs for the same. 1759. pp. 157-164.

14. Bill of costs for the same. 1759-1760. pp. 165-168.

15. Bill of costs for the same. 1760-1761. pp. 169-176.

16. Bill of costs for the same. 1761. pp. 177-184.

17. Bill of costs from the proprietors of Cowley Sough. 1757-1759. pp. 185-188.

18. Bill of costs for the same. 1761-1762. pp. 189-192.

19. Bill of costs of Henry Thornhill, Mr. Wall, and others, v. Joseph Jones, and others. 1750. p. 193.

20. Brief for defendants in the cause of Anthony Tissington and others, plaintiffs, v. John Rowlls, esquire, and others, defendants, concerning lead mines in the Wapentake of Wirksworth. 14 Nov 1775. pp. 195-266.

21. Case relative to the contamination of the water of the River Derwent by throwing lead ore and rubbish into it, with Mr. Balguy’s opinion. Dec 12 1795. pp. 267-274.

22. Brief for the plaintiff in the cause of James Wright, Plantiff, v. George Taylor, and others, defendants, on the above grounds. 1796. pp. 275-312. (Mineralia C, pp. 45-63).

23. Copy declaration in the cause of James Wright v. George Taylor, and others, Trin. Term. 1796. pp. 313-316.

24. Copy declaration in the cause of James Wright v. William Turner, and others, Hil. Term. 1797. pp. 317-320.

25. Copy declaration in the cause of James Wright v. Josiah Wagstaff, with the opinion of J. Littledale. Feb 19 1796. Hil. Term. 1797. pp. 321-324.

26. Case of Poynton v. Gill, 14 Car. I. p. 325.

27. Brief for defendants in the cause of John Chappell, clerk, rector of Matlock, plaintiff, v. John Spateman and others, defendants, concerning the tithes of lead ore in the parish of Matlock (about 1676). pp. 327-349.

28. Printed case of the freeholders and miners of the parishes of Ashover, Matlock, Darley, Bonsal, and Carsington, against a bill depending in the House of Commons entitled ‘An Act for preventing multiplicity of Vexatious Suits, and for settling and ascertaining the Tythes of Lead-Ore in the said County’ (about 1702). p. 350.

29. Brief for defendants in the cause of John Chappel, clerk, rector of Matlock, plaintiff, v. Robert Ward and others, defendants, on a trial of a feigned issue for tithe ore in the parish of Matlock. 23 Car II. pp. 352-361.

30. Brief for plaintiff in the same cause, tried at Derby, 1672. pp. 362-369.

31. Case relating to Cromford Sough and the mills below Wirksworth, with Mr. Dunnings’ opinion. 19 Oct 1780. pp. 370-373.

32. Plaintiffs case, in a cause between Michael Buxton, esquire, plaintiff, and John Barker, esquire, and others, defendants, relative to the title for shares in a mine in the manor of Harthill. 16 Apr 17 –. pp. 374-387.

33. Answers of Benjamin Granger, Charles Brough, and others, defendants, to the information of Sir Robert Raymont, knight, his Majesty’s Attorney General, at the relation of Robert Ferne, and others, concerning the lead mines in the Wapentake of Wirksworth. 26 Jun 1722. pp. 388-395.

34. Brief for plaintiff in a mineral cause between Thomas Southern, plaintiff, and George Bradley, defendant, upon an arrest in the Barmoot Court, in the hundred of High Peak. 8 Dec 1767. pp. 396-399.

35. Brief for defendant in a mineral cause between John Wilkinson, plaintiff, and Peter Nightingale, defendant, upon an arrest in the Barmoot Court in the Wapentake of Wirksworth. 20 Oct 1753. pp. 400-403.

36. Brief for defendant in a cause between Richard Lisett, plaintiff, v. Mary Botham, defendant, for the recovery of the share of a lead mine called Ladywash, in the manor and liberty of Stoney Middleton and Eyam. 28 July 1788. pp. 404-419.

37. Argument relative to the above cause, tried in the Mineral Court of Stoney Middleton. 15 Oct 1788. pp. 420-423.

38. Brief for defendant in a cause between Benjamin Dawson, plaintiff, and William Alsop, defendant, concerning a mine called Boltwood Mine in the liberty of Birchover, tried in the special Barmoot Court, hundred of High Peak. 22 Oct 1794. pp. 424-433.

39. Brief for defendants in the cause of Samuel Wragg, and others, plaintiffs, v. William Britland, and partners, defendants, concerning mines called Hading Vein and Chapman’s Ash Cross in the liberty of Cromford, to be tried at Wirksworth, 16 Feb 1788. pp. 434-455.

40. Brief for plaintiffs in the above cause, in which William Britland, and partners, are plaintiffs, and Samuel Wragg, and others, defendants, to be tried at Wirksworth, to be tried 28 July 1791. pp. 476-493.