# Royal Mines Act 1693, Section: Owners of Mines shall enjoy them.


That all and every Person or Persons being Subjects of the Crowne of England Bodies Politick or Corporate that now are or hereafter shall be the Owner or Owners Proprietor or Proprietors of any Mine or Mines within the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwick upon Tweed wherein any Ore now is or hereafter shall be discovered opened found or wrought and in which there is Copper Tin Iron or Lead shall and may hold and enjoy the same Mine or Mines and Ore and continue in the possession thereof and dig and work the said Mine or Mines or Ore notwithstanding that such Mine or Mines or Ore shall be pretended or claimed to be a Royall Mine or Royall Mines any Law Usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/5-6/6/section/wrapper1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/royal-mines-act-1693-aep-willandmar5-6-6/section-wrapper1
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