take-noten.

1736 London Gaz. No. 7500/2 All Adventurers are desired to give in their Proposals in Writing..shewing what Vein or Mine, they, or each of them would take, whether on Lease or Tack Note.

1777 Jrnls. House of Lords anno 1738 25 250/2 The said Directors were then further examined, as to..the Practice used in the Country in obtaining Leases; and whether any Tack-note to the Colonel was signed upon the Foot of his Proposal.

1844 Rep. Select Comm. Commons' Inclosure 454 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 583) V. 1 There are [sic] usually what is called a take-note, that is to say, a note is given to a party with liberty to dig on trial; if he finds mines, it is a point of honour that he shall have a preference for a lease.

1856 Proc. Old Bailey 15 Sept. 850 In the latter end of 1855, I had a take note of the Hendry slate quarry.

1889 Daily News 18 July 7/1 The cost of the take-note amounted altogether to 5l. It gave the licensee the right to explore for gold in a certain area for one year.

1901 Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 94 963/1 The total amount paid to the Government for fees, take notes, and leases of gold mining properties in North Wales.

1905 Financial Times 24 July 6/4 For the purpose of acquiring and working the Great Dowgas Tin Mining Area, held by the Vendor under Mining Licenses and Tack Note from the following owners.

1976 National Libr. Wales Jrnl. 19 445 Since 1910 the mine has been idle, save maybe for a few odd miners who may have tried their hand from time to time and taken a take-note in order to try to ‘strike it rich’.

2009 M. Shaw Lead, Copper & Barytes Mines Shropshire xiii. 246 Messrs. Job and Yelland..had a take note in 1870 and a lease in 1877, suggesting that the mine [at Llynclys] was being worked in two parts for some of this period.