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IX. — On some Extracts from the Ministers Accounts, relating to the 

 Arundell Estates in Cornwall. 



By George Fjreeth. 



''PHESE accounts extend from 37 Henry VI. to 3 Jac. I 1605^ 

 -L and appear to me to contain much historical and interesting 

 matter. No 1. clearly shows that 17 and 18 Henry VIII., they 

 had a Deer Park at Lan or Nansladron; whilst No. 4, 1605, 

 explains how the valuable timber at Lanhad/ron was got rid of. 

 No. 2 gives the name of the manors on the Rolls, with their local- 

 ities and the Eeeves name in 1581 ; the account at the end of the 

 lioll gives the names of Tin works then in operation, and the re- 

 ceipts therefrom. The mine tin valued at 4d. in the Marke, and 

 moor tin at 5d. in the Mark, the total £13; and the value of 

 " 1000 of white tin £26 13s. 4d." Amongst the works named is 

 Polgooth, close to St. Austell, which is still doing a little. 



No. 5 contains the account for 1605 of Richard Tremaine in 

 respect of Charcoal made at Killilarrett in Cardynam, for the 

 use of the blowing houses ; and also Tremaine' s account of the 

 Toll and Farm Tin received in gallons, feet, gills, and quarts from 

 various works, of the white tin produced from it, and its valtie 

 in money, and concludes with an account showing receipts from 

 the blowing houses and stamping mills, and the expenses attend- 

 ing the same — £12 being specified as the blowers' wages, &c. 



No. 3 gives a general account by Richard Tremaine of all his 

 receipts for 1605, and of the monies he paid. John Hoherts (so 

 spelt), of Truro, Merchant, whoever he was, had Mr. Arundell in 

 hand, for not only had he lent him £200 at ten per cent, interest 

 but had £50 in his hands " to be taken up by Mr. Arundell in 

 wares," for which he allowed no interest. It contains items as 

 to money paid Mr. Arundell himself, also monies for repairs of 

 stamping and "erasing" mills, "leather and grease" for the bellows 

 of the blowing house, stamp heads ; for coal and tin sacks, for 

 carrying and coining 6400 of Tin, &c., and various sums for 



