 | Roger North - Judges - 1808 - 360 pages
...of the hill bearing upon a clay that yielded. In this work he lolt 2O,ooo/. Another thing, that is remarkable, is their wayleaves ; for, when men have...of ground between the colliery and the river, they fell leave to lead coals over their ground ; and fo dear that the owner of a rood of ground will expe£l... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 592 pages
...of the hill bearing upon a clay that yielded. In this work he lost 20,000/. Another thing, that is remarkable, is their wayleaves ; for, when men have...rood of ground will expect 20/. per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river,... | |
 | English literature - 1844 - 698 pages
...Newcastle, says that amongst the curiosities of the region were what were called ' way-leaves :'— ' When men have pieces of ground between the colliery...dear, that the owner of a rood of ground will expect 207. per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery... | |
 | Matthias Dunn - Coal - 1844 - 268 pages
...there is very nigh half in half gotten thereby." 1676. Lord Guildford, speaking of way-leaves, says, " When men have pieces of ground between the colliery...river* they sell leave to lead coals over their ground so dear, that the owners of a rood of ground expect £20 per annum." At this time, Sir W. Petty estimated... | |
 | American periodicals - 1845 - 636 pages
...granted for the privileje of laying down such roads, and of transit over them at Newcastle, says, " When men have pieces of ground between the colliery...river, they sell leave to lead coals over their ground, mid so dear, that the owner of a rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this leave. The manner... | |
 | 1845 - 854 pages
...Newcastle, says, ' When men have pieces of pound between the colliery and the river, they sell ¡act to lead coals over their ground, and so dear, that the owner of a rood of ground will expect L.20 per miium for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery... | |
 | British empire - 1847 - 812 pages
...North was not thinking of poetry when he described a Newcastle railway in 1680: "Another thing, that is remarkable, is their way-leaves ; for when men have...rood of ground will expect 20/. per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery down to the river,... | |
 | History - Children's literature - 1849 - 270 pages
...long ago as 1680, Noger North, speaking of a Newcastle colliery, observes— "Another thing that is remarkable is their way-leaves; for when men have...rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery down to the river,... | |
 | Children's literature - 1849 - 290 pages
...long ago as 1680, Noger North, speaking of a Newcastle colliery, observes— " Another thing that is remarkable is their way-leaves ; for when men have...rood of ground will expect £-20 per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery down to the river,... | |
 | 1850 - 178 pages
...of this eveningconversation " in the open air upon an island in the Tyne." " Another thing that is remarkable, is their wayleaves ; for, when men have...and the river, they sell leave to lead coals over thfeir ground ; and so dear that the owner of a rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this... | |
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remarkable is their way-leaves ; for when men have pieces of ground between the colliery and the river, they sell leave to lead coals over their ground ; and so dear, that the owner of a rood of ground will expect £20 per annum for this 
