My comments are specific to Rees. Because his book is so unreliable in detail, I make a point of only citing it where I know it is soundly based on primary sources that I know (which allies to wire making at Tintern). Generally, I prefer to cite the primary source, or other secondary ones. You may get a better response by posting your query to "mining-history" as that list is more related to your query. Peter King On 22 Mar 2015, at 22:50, david sables <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > thanks peter > I have realised that quite a few are like Rees. I will keep looking. > best dave > > Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 22:46:34 +0000 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Hector Phillips > To: [log in to unmask] > > My experience is that W. Rees' book is untrustworthy in detail, but that he did have a source of some kind for what he said. Do not give up searching for his source, but it may prove not to be quite what he says. I suspect he was inclined to rely on calendars, without reading the documents themselves, leading to misinterpretation. > > Peter King > > > On 22 Mar 2015, at 14:40, david sables <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > HAS anybody on the list any information on the mining activates of Hector Phillips the 17th century Sheriff of Cardiganshire. > I've found a little information on this person but have so far failed to locate any document relating to a licence to mine at Bannu for 21 years in 1674 which Rees refers to in his industry before the industrial revolution. failing that have William Rees notes survived? > best David