Pettus, John, Sir, 1613-1690
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- His The constitution of parliaments in England, deduced from the time of King Edward the Second ... 1680:t.p. (Sr. John Pettus)
- DNB(Pettus, Sir John, 1613-1690; deputy-governor of the royal mines)
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Sir John Pettus (1613–1690) was an English royalist, politician and natural philosopher. Pettus was an expert on metallurgy and became a deputy governor of the royal mines in England and Wales under Charles I and II. He is known for the first English translation of the work of the German metallurgist Lazarus Ercker.
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