ish ▁mine ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁min eral ▁prospect or ▁working ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Corn el ius ▁de ▁V os ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁church ▁in ▁F arring don ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁rights ▁to ▁mine ▁co pper as ▁and ▁al um ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁letters ▁pat ent ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 4 , ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁m ined ▁al um ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight ▁and ▁in ▁Dev on , ▁and ▁also ▁purs ued ▁min ing ▁con cess ions ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁rival ▁for ▁Irish ▁min ing ▁rights , ▁William ▁Hum f rey , ▁Corn el ius ▁de ▁V os ▁obtained ▁pat ents ▁for ▁mine ▁d rain age ▁methods ▁previously ▁granted ▁to ▁B urch ard ▁K ran ich . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁James ▁Bl ount , ▁ 6 th ▁Baron ▁Mount jo y ▁at ▁Can ford ▁Cl iffs ▁in ▁Dor set , ▁with ▁little ▁success . ▁ ▁Corn el ius ▁de ▁V os ▁was ▁a ▁share holder ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Company ▁of ▁M ines ▁Royal . ▁He ▁was ▁prospect ing ▁for ▁gold ▁in ▁C raw ford ▁Mu ir ▁in ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 6 . ▁There ▁was ▁already ▁competition , ▁Mary , ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sc ots ▁and ▁Lord ▁D arn ley ▁had ▁granted ▁a ▁con cess ion ▁to ▁three ▁Edinburgh ▁burg esses , ▁James ▁Car m ich ael ▁the ▁w arden ▁of ▁the ▁mint , ▁Master ▁James ▁Ly nd say