On his return to England, he fhewed the Queen a long purfe full <j|
the gold found in the vein he had difcovered, and it was valued to b|
worth fevenfcore pounds. He told her majefty he had made it verl
fure, and hid it up till next going there. She liked well thereof
promifing him a triple reward, and to prepare himfelf next fpring t|
go there at her majefty’s charge alone, to feek for a greater vein!
he went home reit to his own country in the north of England, wherj
he dwelt; but unfortunately riding to fee the copper works anl
mines in Cumberland, at Kefwell, as he was going down into thedeeJ
the ladder broke, the earth fell in, and he was bruifed to death.
Then Mr. Atkinfon fucceeded Mr. Bowes, and found gold whicn
was prefented to King "James. Cornelius Devojfec, painter to Queeil
Elizabeth, excellent in the trial of minerals and mineral ftones, and
acquainted with Nicholas Hilliard *, goldfmith and miniature-paintel
to her majefty, engaged in the adventure with him in fearch o fg o lJ
in Scotland. Both made an affignment to Arthur van Brownchurfi til
operate for them. They being informed by travellers of good expel
rience, how that as fand and gravel have their feveral beds in Englau
even fo are there bed^of gold and filver in foreign countrys they ha«
travelled ; rocks and craigs having veins and beds of iron, copper*
and tin minel, evert fo gold and filver have their veins amongft ro ck l
and in the ground ; fo they hoped to find out a bed or. vein o f g o lf
in Scotland. In confequence Brownchurfi fearched, and found g o lf
in fundry places ; but was forced to leave all in the mint-houfe hi
command of the King, being a minor; and Earl Morton, Regent, rel
fufed Brownchurjl the liberty of fearch, without paying full value fo l
all fuch natural gold as lhould be gotten by him in Scotland; andj
* Mr. Walpole'% Anecdotes of Painting, 1. 148.
though]
I t 3 Ü fukor four months, never obtained it, but became one of
tomaiefty’s f w o r n fervints in Scotland, to draw fmall and great pic-
I L the King Mr. Bulmer, in Queen Elizabeth’s time,-fearched
U mor i . i * f e
Lle 1 Frier moor, or Glengonmr water in Chdefdall. 4- S
Îater in Crawford moor. 5. Long-Ckuch braes or Long-Cleuch bead.
He prefented to the Queen a gold porringer, upon which were engraven
the following lines :
Ï dare not give, nor y et prefent,
Eut render part o f that’s thy ow n .
M y mind and heart ihall ftill invent
T o feek out treafures yet unknown.
I But havino-.loft his living by his own and others prodigality, he re-
E .»S penned S boot o f .» H <*ev,»,
named Bulmer’s Skill, and another great book on f;lver-™neS’ “ I
tals mineral ftones, tin-mines, coal-mines, and fait-works &c.
was' propofed in council for him to procure twenty-four gentlemen
of land, &c. rent 10,0001, value, or 5001 yearly, who were ta dif-
burfe 3ooi. fterling each man, in money or viduals, for maintenance
of gold-mines in Scotland, for which each was to be
W m and called the Knight of the Golden Mines or the Golden
Knight • but it did not take place, for the Earl- of Sahjbury croff
hisviews: only one knight was
tals found by him in Scotland, viz. 1. natur g | g
î. natural filver. 3. copp„-fto„e. 4 9' y Mémorandum