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some conclusion be come to between the Queen and the Earl of 

 Northumberland. 



June 25, 1568. Keswick. Daniel Hechstetter writes to Cecill 

 that he is surprised at the mineral richness of the kingdom. He 

 complains that the works are opposed by Lady Radcliffe, and says 

 that a preacher in their own language is much wanted amongst his 

 workmen. 



September 2. Negotiations with Mr. Curwen for a piece of 

 ground at Workington, on which to erect a wharf, which was 

 finally concluded a month later by Mr. Nedham. 



October 19. The Earl of Northumberland makes a final request 

 to Sir William Cecill, whether he is to have a reasonable compo- 

 sition for the mines or not ; otherwise he must assert his right and 

 title to them. The judgment of the court was : — " But in regard 

 of the Queen's prerogative, there being in those mines more gold 

 and silver than copper and lead, they were judged to be due to 

 the Queen upon the defendant's demurer in law." 



Thomas Percy was the seventh Earl of Northumberland, anc 

 besides his grievance respecting this mine, which was a real one,1 

 he also had another of a different character, which seems to have] 

 given him great dissatisfaction. On the i6th of May, 1568, Mary 

 Queen of Sc6ts landed at Workington. Sir Richard Lowther, whc 

 was Sheriff of the County and Deputy Warden of the Westeri 

 Marches, hastened to meet her, and found her at CockermoutJ 

 from whence on the following day he conducted her to CarlisleJ! 

 The Earl of Northumberland hearing of this, hastened to Carlisle, 

 and on the ground that Queen Mary had landed within his Uberty 

 of Cockermouth, insisted that he ought to have her in charge, and 

 wanted to take her to Alnwick. To this Sir Richard demurred, 

 on which the Earl got into a passion, called Sir Richard "a varlet," 

 and used many "evil words" and "great threatnings." 



The Earl got severely reprimanded for his interference, and this 

 added another cause for discontent, which eventually found vent 

 in bis joining Neville and other rebels in the "Rising of the 

 North." He plunged into that wild rebellion, and forfeited his 



