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estates and his life as the penalty. A mania for rebellion seems 

 to have infected this noble family. 



February 26, 1569. We find Simon Musgrave writing to Cecill 

 concerning a plot of ground belonging to Mr. Curwen, near 

 Workington, which is required for mineral works, and enclosing a 

 plan of the ground required, and the river and town adjacent. 



May 15, 1570. Lionell Duckett writes to Cecill. "Requests 

 that the Queen would be pleased to appoint certain ofificers for the 

 superintendence of the copper works. Recommends Mr. Richard 

 Dudley and Mr. Dalston." 



March 24, 157 1. "The Company of the Mines Royal to the 

 Earl of Leicester and Lord Burghley. Requests that the bargain 

 for copper be completed, and also the warrant for discharge of the 

 duties on wines." 



March i, 1572. Johan Louver to Lord Burghley. Great delay 

 caused by the contentious conduct of some of the Company. Is 

 ready to submit his accounts to be examined when Burghley 

 thinks fit. 



The last entry of these State Papers given by Mr. Lemon is as 

 follows :— " (The Council ?) to the Company of the Royal Mines 

 in Cumberland. That Daniel Hechstetter, Work Master of the 

 Royal Mines, has made trial of a process invented by Henry 

 Pope, for washing of lead and copper ores, and recommends its 

 adoption." 



Mr. Daniel Hechstetter appeared upon the scene at the close of 

 the year 1564. The parish register mentions, May 14th, 1572, the 

 baptism of a son : "Daniel Hechstetter, son of Daniel Hechstetter, 

 Duchman, and Radigunda his wife." He had two other children 

 born at Keswick, Elizabeth and Leonard. He died in 158 1, 

 having resided seventeen years in the parish ; and his widow, who 

 survived him twenty-nine years, died in 1610. She was buried in 

 the church. This family flourished and married into the most 

 respectable families in the neighbourhood, and continued to hold 

 their position so long as the mining operations were carried on. 

 We find them in influential positions in all parochial matters. In 

 the inquisition taken at Keswick relating to the High School of 



