called an assembly of Tynners at Lostwithiel, the place accustomed,
impanelled a Iurie of twentie foure Tynners, signified her Maiesties
pleasure both for a new imposition of six pound on euerie thousand,
that should bee transported (ouer and aboue the former fortie
shillings, and sixteene shillings alreadie payable) as also that her
Highnesse would disburse foure thousand pound in lone to the Tynners,
for a yeres space, and bee repayed in Tynne at a certaine rate.

By the foreremembred ancient Charters, there is assigned a warden of
the Stanneries, who supplieth the place, both of a Iudge for Law, and
of a Chancellour for conscience, and so taketh hearing of causes,
either in Forma iuris, or de iure & aequo. Hee substituteth some
Gentleman in the Shire of good calling and discretion, to be his
Vice-Warden, from whom either partie, complainant or defendant, may
appeale to him, as from him (a case of rare experience) to the Lords
of the Councill, and from their Honours to her Maiesties person:
other appeale or remoouing to the common law they gaynsay.

The Gayle for Stannery causes is kept at Lostwithiel, and that office
is annexed to the Comptrolership.

The Tynners of the whole shire are diuided into foure quarters, two
called Moores, of the places where the Tynne is wrought, viz. Foy
moore, and Blacke moore: the other, Tiwarnaill and Penwith. To each
of these is assigned by the L. Warden, a Steward, who keepeth his
Court once in euery three weekes. They are termed Stannery Courts of
the Latine word Stannum, in English Tynne, and hold plea of whatsoeuer
action of debt or trespasse, whereto any one dealing with blacke or
white Tynne, either as plaintife or defendant, is a party. Their
maner of triall consisteth in the verdict giuen by a Iurie of sixe