Many thanks Slowhands for the translation, never went to that kinda school gov, yer know what I mean? Latin's all Double Dutch to me.

Wierd name the second one though, is there anything similar in the database for other families or was Eustace an oddball as I first thought!

Would appreciate the source of the quote below:

“Miner against miner, and miners against all men”
Engraved on a sword for “Eustace Hardwicke Esq., Free Miner of Ye Forest of Deane, 1697.”

Thanks once again

Ralph