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Rara avis in terris: or The compleat miner, in two books; : the first containing, the liberties, laws and customs of the lead-mines, within the Wapentake of Wirksworth in Derbyshire; in fifty nine articles, being all that ever was made. The second teacheth, the art of dialling and levelling grooves; a thing greatly desired by all miners; being a subject never written on before by any. With an explanation of the miners terms of art used in this book

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1681.
Call number: 435768
Creator: Houghton, Thomas(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 12mo
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Rara avis in terris: or the compleat miner, : in two books; the first containing, the liberties, laws and customs of the lead-mines, within the Wapentake of Wirksworth in Derbyshire; in fifty nine articles, being all that ever was made. The second teacheth, the art of dialling and levelling grooves; a thing greatly desired by all miners; being a subject never written on before by any
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Tom of all trades. Or The plaine path-vvay to preferment. : Being a discovery of a passage to promotion in all professions, trades, arts, and mysteries. Found out by an old travailer in the sea of experience, amongst the inchanted islands of ill fortune. Now published for common good

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