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a great river running down the valley—and 
the tin, iron and woods, grow in and upon 
the mountains adjoining to both sides the 
river; and those tin-works have proved so 
beneficial to the place, that there are several 
fine cities raised by the riches proceeding 
therefrom.’’* He adds, “ the trade of making 
tin- plates was about sixty years since fixt in 
‘Bohemia, and had there long continued, but 
the woods decaying, and there being at that 
time a wise duke of Saxony, willing and 
ready to improve his own revenue, and his 
subjects, did accept of directions how this 
trade might be brought away and fixt in the 
duke of Saxony’s territoriest—A Romish 
Priest, converted to be a Lutheran, was the 
chief instrument in the whole affair, until it 
was perfected—and a Cornish miner, a Pro- 
‘testant, who had been banished out of Eng- 
land for his religion, found out the tin in 
Saxony—both which persons proved instru- 
‘ments of great wealth to that duke and 
country.” t . 
Notwithstandmg Mr. Yarranton had_ so 
completely introduced the knowledge of 
* Yarranton, part II. page 176. + Ibid. page 178, ‘ 
{ Saxony is only separated from Bohemia by a chain of 
mountains called the Erzegeberg ; which in German sig- 
nifies hills that contain mines. 
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