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Adits 145-150
Africa 246
Air Furnace (see reverberatory) 49, 249, 251, 255, 272
Air Pipe 147
Alexandrinum 111
Amazon, River 15
America 295
Anne, Queen 279
Antimony smelter: Restronguet River 48 Aristotle 111
Ashley, Anthony 291
Assaying:- 215-219
Copper ore 260-267
Lead 245
Tin for gold 258-259 Van 216, 217, 218, 219
Vanning 216, 223
Atlantic Ocean 15, 16, 21
Attle (deads) 142
Baker, Dr 55
Bal (Mine) Tin 67
Barba, Alonzo 43, 62, 71, 81, 127 Bargains:-
Fathom 149
Tribute 163, 175, 188-193
Tutwork 180, 184
Barnstaple Bay 15
Basset, John Pendarvis 131, 148
Beare, Mr 139
Beauchamp, John 286
Beauchamp, Mr 50, 286
Beighton, Mr 155
Bennallack, Mr 20, 57, 89
Bevan, Morgan 230
Birmingham 313
Blakey, Mr 153
Blast Furnace 136
Blasting:- Accidents 176
Boring 179
Fumes 201
Blowing House 136, 285
Boerhave, Kunkel 3, 10, 46, 195
Boring 73, 168
Boulton, Matthew 313
Bounds 137-141, 187
Boyle 33, 52, 114, 195, 197
Brass Wire Company 231, 287
Brazil 246
Bristol 286
Bristol Channel 15
Brown, Dr 89, 232
Bucking Mill 234
Buddle 221-223, 228, Plate V
Hind crease 221
Jagging board 221
Skimpings 222, 223
Tails 221
Buddling 236
Bunny 81
Burnet, Mr 1
Burning House 224
Busshet, Thomas 202
Butler, Cptn Thomas (see Cranbaum) 231
Cadmus, Ms 111
Caen 36
Cain, Tubal 3
Calcination 5, 250-251, 270, 274
Calciner 224, 225, 229, 272, 273, 275
Calcott, Mr 18
Carew, Mr 219-220, 286
Carn Brea 214
Caspian Sea 14, 15 Cawley, Mr J. 153 Chambers & Company 287 Champion, Mr 50
Child, Sir Joshua 58 Charles II 285
Clark, Sir Talbot 278 Cobblers 234 Cobalt, mine for 50 Cockle (or shirl) 44 Coffin 141
Conner, Dr 200
Cooke, John 138
Cookworthy, William 116, 123
Copper dressing 234-243 Copper Ores:-
Black 237
Cobbled 234
Dredge 234, 236
Gray 237
Stony 234
Yellow 236
Copper smelter:- Hayle 61
Lenobrey 278
North Downs 280
Pen-pol 278
White Rock 278
Copper, precipitation of 231, 232
Copperas 33, 34, 247
Corker, Robert 278
Cornish Copper Company 61, 280
Cornwall 4, 15, 17, 24, 34, 41, 44, 55, 57, 59, 62, 64-66,
70, 72, 75, 80-82, 96, 106, 120, 123, 136, 143, 149, 154, 162, 173, 176, 185, 186, 188, 198,
200, 211, 239, 242-244, 248, 249, 254, 263, 277-279, 281, 285, 286, 290, 293, 294, 312
Cornwall, Duke of 279 Cornwall, Earl of 70 Cosier, Gideon 278
Caster, Mr 231, 278
Coventry 313
Cranier, Mr Art of Assaying 38, 255 Crete 23
Cronstedt 54, 64
Crown Van 216
Cuppellation 254, 255
Cyprus 34
Delabole slate 74
Derbyshire 243, 244
Derham, Mr 13, 213
Devonshire 15, 55, 58
Dilluer (sieve) 135
Dillueing 222
Divining 113, 114, 116, 119-124
Doles 215, 216, 245, 246
Donnithorne family 68
Earthquake 18, 19
Eastern Ocean 15
Elvan 4
English Copper Company 287
English furnace (See reverberatory) 272 Ezekiel 70
Falmouth 35, 177, 280
Fire Engine 11, 153-159, 308-313
Fishing 35
Flat Lode(Plot) 81 Frame Pl. V Framing 236
Friberg (Saxony) 148
Frozen Sea 15
Fuller: Worthies in Wales 202
Garth, Mr 112
Gas (Damps) 195, 198, 199
Gellert, Mr 7
Geoffroy, Monsieur 25
Germany 242
Glasgow 313
Godolphin, Sir Francis 220
Gossan 6-8, 11, 42, 62, 67, 68, 86-92,
94, 95, 97-101, 103, 105-109, 121-123, 126, 131, 145, 146, 229, 232, 271, 277
Granite 4
Granville, Sir Bevil 282 Gregor, Francis 138
Grew, Dr 29, 34
Griddle 233
Gullet, Christopher 15
Gunnies 181, 193-195, 203, 205, 207, 212
Halley,Dr 13,15213
Halvans 237, 238, 244 Hardy: Miners Guide 212 Henaways 237, 244
Hawksbee, Mr 73
Henckell 26, 41-43, 93, 126
Henry VIII 293 Hill, Sir John 27 Hire, De la 13, 18
Hoisting:- 179
Windless 164
Whim 150, 179
Holland 295
Hook, Dr 2
Hooson, 113
Houghton:- Rara Avis 212 House of Water 168, 169
Hungary 34, 89, 202, 232
Hunter, Dr 51, 57
Huxham, Mr 196
Ilva, Isle of 43 Iron mines 43
James I 286
Jessop, Mr 198
Jesus, son of Sirach 70 Jigging 234, 235
Kieve 135, 222, 226, 234, Pl V
Lamech (Noah’s father) 3
Lead dressing/smelting 243-246 Lead Ores:- Bing 243
Cobbled (knocking or bing) 243 Knock bark (Bucked ore) 244 Peasy 244
Smitham 244
Lemon, William 52
Leonardus, Camillus 26
Lewis, Dr 54
Liddell, Mr 82
Liege 48
Limp 244
Linden, Dr Diedrick Wessel 113 Lisbon 19
London 313
Lowther, Sir James 199
Mackworth, Humphrey 32
Marriotte, Monsieur 13
Maquer:- Chemistry 225
Martin, Mr 159
Mercury poisoning 56
Mexico 246
Milford, Jonas 291
Mines: Copper:- Cranbaum (Wicklow) 231 Chacewater 231
Huel Chance 288a Ciment (Hungary) 232
Huel Crafty 232
Dol-Coth 50
Dudnan’s 50
Ecton (Staffs) 81
Huel Fortune 287 Huel Gherry 288a
Hern Groundt (Herengrund) (Hungary) 89,232 Huel Kitty 287
Huel Music 12
Nanskuke Downs 58, 89
North Downs 11, 192, 200, Pl.VII
Pol-dyse 290
Pool Adit 131, 287
Pool Mine (Old) 62, 148
Relistian 287
Huel Rose 12
Roskear 287, 288a
Huel Sparnon 11, 88
Huel Trugo 50
Lead:- Garres 58
Mitchell’s Gossan 88
Pednandrea 11,88
Perran Zabuloe 21, 58, 278
Not Spec:- Huel Busy 313 Hawkesbury Colliery 313
Owanvean 313
Ting Tang 313
Huel Towan 20
Tregurtha Downs 313
Tresavean 75, 95
Huel Virgin 9, 12, 89, 105, 192
Silver:- Danmonii 59
Tin:- Huel Boys 47, 48, 124
Bullen Garden 170-172, 187, 242, Pl. IV
Huel Cock 21
Cooks Kitchen 61,151
Huel Dream 113
Goon Laz 107, 109, 202, Pl.1
Oruro 71
Pink 107, P1.1
Polberou 68
Pons Nooth 50
Mock lead (zinc) 217, 237 Molesworth, Sir William Pl. 2d Moray, Sir Robert 148
Moult, Mr 282
Mulciber 3
Nancarrow, Sir John 9 Neath 217
Newcomen, Thomas 153, 308
Newman, Mr 53
Nile, River 15
Noah 3
Norden, Mr Survey of Cornwall 286
Ore dressing:- 215-247
Catchers 228
Gardens of the pass 220 Kôfer 227, 228
Lap/Lippet 227
Loobs 227, 229
Melliers 227
Tin stuff 215-221
Tozing/Tossing 222
Oruro (Columbia/Peru?) 71
Owen, Mr 24
Quicksilver 247
Pacific Ocean 15
Pangaeus 111
Parishes:- Breage 32, 197
Camborne 73, 76, 197, 279, 287
Chacewater 231, 232
Crowan 73, 197
Endelian 47
Feock 48
Gwenap 50, 73, 89, 197
Gwinear 197,287
Hayle 279
Heligan 123
Helston 293
Illogan 50, 73, 76, 131, 197, 287
Kea 197
Kenwyn 197
Lannant 32
Liskeard 293
Lostwithiel 293
Ludgvan 287
Perran-Arwothall 50
Phillack 278
Redruth 24, 61, 73, 88, 177, 197, 214,
278, 280, 288
Roskear 287
St Agnes 20, 68, 84, 107, 197, 202, 278
St Allen 58
St Austell 68, 123, 278
St Blazey 68
St Columb 50
St Germains 123
St Ives 278
St Just 21, 81
St Stephen 32, 253
Saltash 48
Sithney 197
Stithyans 197
Truro 32, 293
Wendron 73, 197
Partnerships 173
Pendarves, Sir William 278
Pengreep 50
Penzance 293
Perault, Monsieur 13
Pettus, Sir John:- Fleta Minor 64, 246 Peru 19
Phillips, Mr. R 214 Pickering, John 214 Pifus (King of Italy) 111 Pliny 2, 58, 70, 112
Plot (Plat) 163-165
Plot, Dr 24
Natural History of Staffordshire 25 Plymouth 15
Pollard, John 278
Polruddan 278
Pope, Dr 57
Pot Grouan 148
Potosi 59, 71
Price, Sir Carbery 60 Prime, De la 1
Prince’s Level (Friberg) 148 Proto-industrialisation 35
Pumps:- 6, 150-153, 155, 159, 160, 166
Force 150, 160
Hand 133, 150
Rag & Chain 133, 150
Purser 179
Reaumer, Monsieur de 31 Red Sea 15
Read, Thomas 48, 49
Restronguet River 48
Reverberatory furnace 49, 249, 251, 255, 272, 273, 282.
Ribeira,Captain 116, 117 Richard, Earl of Cornwall 70 Roasting furnace 275
Rotherhithe 36
Rouby, Dr 33
Rutty, Dr Natural History of Dublin 232
Saller 146, 147, Pl.2d, 165
Savery, Captain 153
Scheuzer, Mr 1
Scobell, Mr 278
Scotland 313
Shafts:- Climbing 144
Engine 144
Whim 143, 144
Shammel 141, 142
Shode ore 67, 78, 81
Shoding 129, 132
Shropshire 313
Sick fund 175, 176
Sieves 135, 234, 235
Silver-lead mines 58, 59
Slime ore 238
Smelting:- Antimony 48, 49
Copper 271-280
Lead 243-246
Tin 281-285
Smelting house 223, 292, 294
Soho 313
St George’s adit 202 Staffordshire 25, 313
Stamped ore 238
Stamping 218
Stamping mill 135, 152, 178, 186, 193, 215,
220, 230, 243, 244, 283 Pl. V
Stamps 221, 229, 237, 238
Stannary law 138, 174, 279, 294
Stoping 161, 178
Strake/strip 226, 227, 233
Stream tin 67
Stream works:- Lanlivery 132 Luxillian 132
Perran-Arwothall 136
St Dennis 132
St Stephen’s 132
Roach 132
Streke (Gounce) 135, 233-238, 247
Stukely 19, 21
Superior, Lake 61
Surveying:- Dialling 202-212
Levelling 212-213
Swains, Sampson 279
Swansea 278
Tamer, River 15
Thoas 111
Thrace 111 Tin Dressers:-
Carter, Mr 231
Cornish, Mr 231
Penrose, Mr 231
Reynolds, Mr 231
Tonkin, Thomas 278, 279, 285
Tools 68
Torridge, River 15
Tournefort, Monsieur 23
Tregew 280
Treleigh 33
Trewarthenick 138
Trunk 226, 227, P1. V
Turkey 295
Tye 133-135
Upminster 13
Van 216
Ventilation:- Air Pipes 147, 202
Chimney 148
Saller 146, 147
Vincent, Mr 278
Volga, River 15
Vitriol 33, 34
Voye, Monsieur de la 36 Vulcan 3
Wales 278, 281, 286, 287
Waller, William 60
Waltire, Mr 214
Warwickshire 313
Water-engine 144
Waterwheel 133, 151-153, 307
Watt, James 308-310, 312, 313
Wayn & Company 287 Wheel-barrows 165
Whim 150, 179
Whim Shaft 143, 144
Whiston 1, 101, 102
Whitehaven 21
Wind furnace (see Reverberatory) 272 Woodward 1
Worcester, Marquis of 153 Worth, Thomas 278
Worthington 73
Zinc (Mock lead) 46, 47, 217, 237
