The compleat miner: or A collection of the laws, liberties, ancient customs, rules, orders, articles and privileges of the several mines and miners in the counties of Derby, Gloucester and Somerset: together with the art of dialling, and levelling groves, and with an explication of the terms of art used in this book

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  • The compleat miner: or A collection of the laws, liberties, ancient customs, rules, orders, articles and privileges of the several mines and miners in the counties of Derby, Gloucester and Somerset: together with the art of dialling, and levelling groves, and with an explication of the terms of art used in this book
  • Compleat miner; Collection of the laws, liberties, ancient customs, rules, orders, articles and privileges of the several mines and miners in the counties of Derby, Gloucester and Somerset
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Imprint
London: printed for William Cooper at the Pellican in Little Britain, 1688.
Publication year
1688
ESTC No.
R215379
Grub Street ID
90435
Description
[8], 105, [17].
Note
"The epistle dedicatory" signed: Thomas Houghton

"An explanation of the miners terms of art used in this book" has caption title; register is continuous.
Uncontrolled note
DFONOTE edp Folger copy of H2926 does not match Cambridge U copy on EEBO, which has pag. [8], 105, [17] and apparently two copies of the title page for "The compleat miner"; Folger copy consists of the following: Houghton's "Rara avis" (Wing 2934) with the cancel t.p.(sigs.: A??(±A1) B-E?? F?(-F6) (i.e. otherwise matching the contents and pagination of the Cambridge U copy), followed by Houghton's "The ancient laws, scustoms and orders of the miners in the Kin's forrest of Mendipp" (Wing A3069) (sigs.: A?) N.B.: A6 is the gen. t.p. "The compleat miner" suggesting (along with the title itself) this t.p. was meant to represent c?ollectedw?orks on the topic (hence suggesting the Cambridge copy is incomplete; followed by "The laws and customs of the miners in the forrest of Dean, in the county of Gloucester" (with the div. t.p. on B1r "The orders and rules of the Court of St Briavells in the forrest of Dean" (Wing H2929) (sigs.: A-B??): Folger suggests the order shoul