| 单词 | royal mine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroyal mine royal mine n. (also mine royal) Law (in England and Wales) any gold or silver mine, esp. one yielding more than will cover the cost of working.All such mines are liable to be claimed as the property of the Crown, under the provisions of 1 William & Mary c. 30, s. 4 (1688) and 5 & 6 William & Mary c. 6 (1693). ΚΠ ?1568 in J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales (1670) 54 The Governours, Assistants, and Commonalty for the Mines Royal. 1631 Patent Connecticut in R. R. Hinman Lett. Eng. Kings (1836) 14 Robert, Earl of Warwick,..doth give..all mines, mineralls, as well royall mines of gold and silver, as other mines and mineralls [etc.]. 1670 J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales 9 Where the Oar digged from any Mine doth yield..so much Gold or Silver,..then it is called rich Oar or a Mine Royal. 1760 T. Birch Life Henry Prince of Wales 36 He..discovered an alum-mine near Gisburgh in Yorkshire, where he had an estate; but, it being adjudged to be a mine-royal, little benefit arrose from it to him or his family. 1856 W. Bainbridge Law Mines (ed. 2) iii. 49 If the gold or silver countervail the charge of refining it, or be of more worth than the base metal spent in refining it, this is a mine royal. 1932 J. U. Nef Rise Brit. Coal Industry I. 268 The dissenting judges persuaded their colleagues to reopen the general question of what proportion of precious metal should constitute a mine royal. 1999 R. L. Aston Legal, Engin. & Social Perspectives Surface Mining Law ii. ii. 31 The argument that if any gold or silver were present, it was sufficient to be a ‘royal’ mine. < as lemmas |
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