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A30705 A just and true remonstrance of His Maiesties mines-royall in the principality of Wales presented by Thomas Bushell, Esquire, farmer of the said mines-royall to His Majestie. Bushell, Thomas, 1594-1674. 1641 (1641) Wing B6245; ESTC R30878 13,135 37

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how much these Mines would redound to the generall good Your Maiesties gracious letters having already caused sundry Merchants and Gentlemen of quality to take a personall view of the harmlesse gaine which accrewes from this publike work of the Mines Royall as a maenes to inrich Your subiects the ancient Britaines of those parts with the free trade vent of their Home-made-Cloth to employ enable them to become Merchant-adventurers as well by land as Sea And for manifest proofe of my proceedings in this businesse I shall with Your Royall assent humbly desire a commission from the High Court of Parliament to examine the former and present state of the Mines Royall and Your Maiesties riches that are buried under the most inconsiderable herbage of these vast Mountaines which in time may alter the name of Welch Rockes into Welch Indies and make it plainly appeare to any who is not meerely of an earthly and avaritious temper and can in any measure resent the nourisher and true support of a flourishing State that they if followed cannot but prove flowers to the Crowne a glory to the kingdome and a rich blessing to the subiect Be pleased therefore most gracious Soveraigne to vouchsafe that the beames of Your Royall favour may cherish the growth of this hopefull designe so as it be not blasted in the bud and then my affectionate endeavours prove as fruitlesse to this Common wealth as was the neglected tender of Columbus his discovery of the West-Indian-Mines in the raigne of Henry the seaventh And to make it in some measure appeare to your Majesty how desirous I am to advance your revenew in an imployment so much conducing to the publick good I doe in all humblenesse offer as an increase of rent after the expiration of the Lady Middletons Lease assigned to me and yet in being one thousand pounds by the yeere for and during the continuance of another lease thereof granted to me in reversion for confirmation of which leases by your Majestie and your High Court of Parliament I do further humbly present 1000 Markes as a prefine to your Majesties Privie Purse over and above the benefit of your Majesties Mintage the increase of shiping and the importation of necessary commodities occasioned hereby which às I am informed by Merchants of good worth that drive the trade will amount to 4000 li. per annum And for grant of the custome of exportation of such Lead only out of which the silver is refined I will so it please your Majestie be bound to double the yeerely Revenew of the Farmers booke according to a medium of seaven yeares cast up for that Port of Dovy your Majestie having not from any former undertaker or Farmour of those Mines ever received either fine or penny of rent all which I submissively propose desire the rather to encourage my Coadventurers who as they were first invited by Your Princely letters of assurance so will they now things being thus honourably setled be most willing to expose their fortunes for the consummating of so advantagious so honourable and so publick a good worke Having thus made to your Majesty a true relation of the state of your Mines Royall in Wales and a faithfull explication of my loyall intendments of other Minerall mens opinions conceived of those Mines I professe before God and your sacred Majestie that I therein have no other ends then the glory of my Maker the honour of your Majestie the good of my Country Let me therefore on a bended knee humbly implore your Soveraigne goodnesse not only to peruse these Petitions and Certificats annexed but also to pardon the constrained prolixity of Your Majesties most humble and devoted servant Thomas Bushell The declaration of learned Lawyers what a MINE-ROYALL is according to former presidents ALthough the Gold or Silver contained in the base mettall of a mine in the lands of a Subject be of lesse valew then the baser Metall yet if the Gold or Silver doe countervaile the charge of the refining or be of more worth then the base Mettall spent in refining it this is a Mine-Royall and as well the base Mettall as the Gold and Silver in it belong by prerogative to the Crowne Sir Ralph Whitfeld His Majesties Serjeant at Law Sir Ed. Harbert Att. Gen. Oliver Saint Iohns Sollic Iohn Glandvill Serjeant Iohn Wilde Sejeant Rich. Creswell Serjeant Or. Bridgman the Pr. Sol. Robert Holborne Esq Iohn Herne Esq Edward Bagshaw Esq Thomas Lane Esq Richard King Esq Edmond Prideaux Esq Iohn Maynard Esq Edward Hide Esq Esquiers Iohn Glyn. Charles Fulwood Harbottle Grimston Iohn White George Peard Iohn Francklin Richard Weston Iohn Glover William Ellis Thomas Culpeper Iohn Goodwin William Sanford John George James Haward To the Kings most excellent Majestie The humble Petition of THOMAS BVSHELI Your Majesties servant Most humbly sheweth THAT whereas your Royall ●●●her of ever blessed memory 〈◊〉 was truly stiled the King of Peace and mirror of mercy to the sparing of life and bloud was graciously pleased for saving the lives of such malefactors as were condemned to death by the Law for petty fellonies being such as were not any scandall to the Church or State nor had imbrewed their hands in blood to admit their transportation to the East India and Virginia Companies for furtherance of their plantations In which action doubtlesse hee did also cast his eyes upon the warrantable proceedings and presidents of other most famous Princes in the like kind as the late Queene ELIZABETH who built certaine Gallies of purpose for imployment of such kind of offenders of strong and able bodies as might attend her memorable designes at Sea especially upon all suddaine and resolute enterprizes it being the usuall course of other Christian Princes as the King of Spaine both for the supply of his Gallies against the Turkes and Moores and especially for the enlargement of his Indian Mines of Gold Silver Quicksilver and the like and his conquests of Mollocco Goa Ormus and other rich and populous Ilands The King of France for his Gallies at Marsellis The State of Venice The Duke of Florence who by such kind of saved offendors built Legorne one of the most famous Sea-ports within the Straits In all which States and services divers of these malefactors by good incouragements have sought not so much by surviving as by their incredible labours effecting matters otherwise held invincible to obliterate their former ignominies by merit of rewards And whereas in this your Majesties populous Kingdome too many such offendors are most untimely cut off in their best abilities of service so is there within the pale of this Your Kingdome and without any occasion of Sea or forreine service meanes of imployment for such persons to redeeme their lost reputation by endeavouring to doe faithfull service for their Countries honour and the Kingdomes good in that happy worke begun by Your Sacred Majesty for the better discovery of Your Silver Mines His most humble