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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62705	To his Highness the Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, &c. The humble petition of the proprietors, commoners and mineral bounders of the deserted and drowned mines within the counties of Cornwal and Devon	Bakehouse, Jo. aut; Bakehouse, Tho. aut; Doxie, Jo. aut	1659 (1659)	Wing T1370A; ESTC R9055	6,111	12

Valen Tryme for his part Tho. White Ioh. Hoskins Andrew Baller Nich. Barrel John Blackhouse John Johnsons Will. Norman John Thrisel Tho. Atwood sen John Naish Edw. Hopkins Nich. Plumley John Hinsh Rich. Friar Jam. Midleham John Phelps Will. Voules John Cole Rob. Clark sen Rob. Clark jun. Tho. Voules Tho. Atwood jun. Alex. Jett Tho. Rowles Nich. Parker Will. Dudden John Radford Rob. Radford For Tho. Bushel Esq Chewton-Jury May 28. 1657. VVHereas we of this Mineral Grand Jury are credibly informed of the great design for the publike good of the Miners which do adventure in Rowpits and is now undertaken by Tho. Bushel Esq which were formerly the deserted Works left by Sir Bevis Bulmar in the time of Queen Elizabeths Reign and whereas many of the chief Adventurers in the said Rowpits do and have consented to surrender the one half of their Works and Mines there unto the said Tho. Bushel and his Assigns when the said Tho. Bushel doth make it appear that by his or their Workmanship they be freed of the inundation of their Waters unto the Mineral Court for the time being We of this Jury do order and make this Decree that when it shall happen that the said Tho. Bushel doth prove that he hath by his Workmanship done by him and his Assigns cleared any Miners work as aforesaid unto the Jury as aforesaid he shal enjoy the one half of the Works Provided alwaies the said Tho. Bushel and they shall be liable to pay all Mineral costs and charges as far as he and they are entrusted agreeable to the custom and Law of the Occupation and to this we all agree and have subscribed our hands the day and year first above written Andrew Baller Jo. Phelps Thy. Attwood sen Nich. Barrel Will. Norman Nich. Parker Io. Cornish Edw. Hopkins Will. Dudden Tho. Rowles John Blackhouse John House John Hoskins John Thristle John Johnsons Tho. Attwood jun. Nich. Plumley Valen Dudden To his Highness the Lord Protector of England Scotland and Ireland c. The humble Petition of the Mineral-Bounders within the County of Somerset Sheweth THat your Petitioners observing the experimental way of Mr. Pushell's proceedings to recover the vast Mineral Treasure known to lie in the drowned and deserted Works of that antient Forrest called Mendyp-hill And being likewise the onely probable means to enrich your other Territories by following his example in concealed places of the like nature We your Petitioners do in the behalf of our selves and the generalitie of laborious Miners who have no other subsistence then Providence in those harmless affairs humbly implore your Highness confirmation of Mr. Bushell's Articles without his personal attendance that no time may be lost in such an honorable concernment since his active diligence in that Mineral proceed is to study the preservation of the Poor's livelihood under ground as well as the riches honor and profit it may afford to the Nation by this his invention according to your Highness trust reposed in him for that purpose as appears by the demonstrative Reasons of his Mineral Overtures The Grand-Jury for the Libertie of the Castle of Richmond upon the Forrest of Mendyp Jo. Radford Foreman Will Colliar Jo. Spiring Jo. Midell Jo. Liget Will. Ames Roger Tegg Rich. Harris Walter Hoads Will Fry Tho. Vowles Mich. Curtis Hen. Hutchins Tho. Chapman William Barrell John Barrell And. Spirrin Jo Bates Will. Bush Jo. Haydon Will. Haydon Rich. Haydon Will. Chyles Rich. Filer Geo. Filer Jo. Canby James Tucker Jo. Tucker Na. Brown Jo. Bary Jo. Martin James Hyden Andrew Bath Sam. Cox Jo. Tegg Tho. Blackman Anth. Eggesfield Jo. Harris The Grand-Jury for the Libertie of Charterhouse-Hydon upon the Forrest of Mendyp Robert Radford James Brown Mat. Chansler Jo. Plumley Peter Herler Leonard Fox Geo. Colse Will Bluning Will Tucker Will Lane sen Jo. Lane Rich. Thomas Clark Will Lane jun. Geo. Whithead Jo. Chansler Fra. Ozer Walter Thutchen Jo. Brock Geo Tucker Will Cole Jo. Blackman Tho. Blackman Jo. Waker Geo. Hoskins Mr. Basbee's Affidavit VVAlter Basbee aged about eighty years maketh oath That he was Saymaster to Goldsmiths Hall about fifty years ago and vers'd in Minerals ever since both at home and abroad and was by King James sent to the Emperor of Russia to make him a Standard of Gold and Silver in his Mint in the City of Moscovia equivalent to the Tower of London And no sooner was that service performed by this Deponent but his Imperial Majesty commanded him to refine the Gold of a rich Copper-mine lying in Cyberea five hundred miles beyond the river Volgo which held of Gold in every Tun to the value of three four or five hundred pounds where this Deponent did remain until he was taken prisoner by the Tartars and afterwards exchanged by the Emperor to be sent for England where this Deponent hath ever since spent most of his time under Mr. Bushell's Philosophical way taught him by the late Lord Chancellor Bacon which in the judgment of this Deponent cannot be parallel'd by any and if now practised according to his printed Remonstrance and the Mineral Grand-Jury's Order of Chewton this Deponent doth verily believe that the Age we live in will exceed all former Ages in Mineral Discoveries and their Separations Walter Basbee Sworne the 7. of December 1658. before me one of the Masters of Chancery in ordinary W. Glascock Christopher Wright's Affidavit CHristopher Wright aged fifty six years maketh oath That he was sent by Mr. Joseph Hexeter of Cumberland to be in the same place of Steward for direction of Mr. Bushels Minerals under ground as the said Mr. Hexeter was under him in Wales at 100 l. per ann. salary And finding the said Mr. Bushell to give such probable reasons for recovering the inundation of water out of the vast and drowned Works of Rowpits by persuing a Drift as a Common-shore from the Concaves of a natural swallow twenty fathom deep after his industrie had sunk twenty shafts to discover the same on purpose to come to the rich loads of metal known to be buried in the adjacent groves of water This Deponent and others upon confidence of making good his great undertakings therein although his judgment was then much questioned by the Inhabitants for the attempt did and do desire but half wages ever since 〈…〉 Mendip had invited the said Mr. Bushell under the● hancs and Decree of their Court to have half the profit bearing half the charge after the water was drained which this Deponent doth verily believe will be in a short time perfected and appear for precedent sake as well as for present profit the greatest work that hath been done by any Mineralist these hundred years if the malicious attempts of some ill-natured persons do not now hinder the growth of his proceedings therein For this Deponent doth depose that by some wicked persons there was a great Lake of muddy water turned about the hour of midnight and upon a great flood into

the Swallow on purpose as is conceived to choak it and so consequently to drown his men that came from forein parts and were then working twenty fathom deep which this Deponent doth aver were forced to save their lives by running up their grooves at the same time the swallow being not able to receive the torrent of its water And this Deponent doth likewise depose That about the 10. of October last there was some other such envious person who pulled down so much of the undertimber of his Shaft that the whole groove of earth fell into Mr. Bushels Drift when his men were at work underneath and it was supposed by divers never to be recovered But thanks be to God the danger is past and Mr. Bushels Drift goeth on towards the rich works known to lie 150 fathom before him for this Deponent was one of the workmen that landed 100l per week out of one Shaft this last summer and saw 200l per week out of another but the charge of drawing water though in the drought of summer stood as they reported in 80 l. per week apeece which Mr. Bushels Drift will prevent and likewise to 1000 more of the like nature as are supposed to be within the verge of Rowpits Christopher Wright Sworne the 3. of December 1658. before me one of the Masters of Chancery in ordinary W. Glasco●● The Testimony of some Miners of Mendyp to the Council WE whose names are hereunder written being Miners and well vers'd in the Mineral Rakes of Rowpits upon the Forrest of Mendyp are ready to testifie upon oath That the great wrongs done to the works of Tho. Bushell Esq in Rowpits as is deposed by Christopher Wright before a Master of Chancery are of a certain truth And we are likewise ready to testifie our opinions upon oath That if the way of Mr. Bushels now proceeding to recover those drowned and deserted works may go on without molestation according to the Orders of the Grand Jury of Chewton made for 〈…〉 encouragement we do believe in our consciences that the●● hath not been these hundred years such a service done 〈…〉 this Commonwealth in advancing the knowledge of the Miners trade for profit and precedent And we also humbly conceive that if a binding Order be made by your Lordship to confirm on all points the said Grand Jury of Chewton Orders for deterring unrulie Miners from such exerbitancies as also that no persons should lose any more their Summer work to follow the Mines of Rowpits which are now to 〈…〉 more purpose in matter of profit then to wash the Black moor until Mr. Bushels Drift can come up to drain their in undation of waters which as we find exprest in his Remonstrance he doth undertake to perfect in four years and we do verily believe that not only all the Oar may be then landed for two shillings per Tun but that we shall then also know the inestimable riches of that place without further charge or ruining more families in working upon Rowpits And we do also confidently believe in our consciences that when Mr. Bushels now Drift from his Swallow doth come up to the o●● works drowned and that he doth pursue likewise his Cross Rake from his Swallow to the forebreast of Sir Bevis Bulmar deserted work as he saith he intends to do so soon as he hath secured the place according to agreement and the Grand Jury's Order of Chewton dated the 28. of May the said Mr. Bushell will make good his Marqus of a Thousand pounds per week For there are men yet alive that will justifie that the forebreast of Sir Bevis Bulmar's work was nine foot wide in oar and we our selves know that a hundred pounds per week out of one Groove in the old work is ordinary when the suffocation of water doth not hinder them Jo. Bakehouse Tho. Bakehouse Jo. Doxie