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Cornish Language

a Celtic diain the 18th century, though isolated words or terms are still in use, and some fragments of literature are still extant.

It is allied to the Welsh and Breton. the British Parliament. The exportation of corn from England, except in ward III. c. 20, 1361. The law was certain cases, was prohibited by 34 Edmodified, and, in 1436, exportation was the home-price did not exceed 6s. 3d. per permitted by 15 Henry VI. c. 2, provided quarter. The importation of corn, unless the less the price of wheat exceeded 6s. 3d. per quarter, was prohibited by Edward IV. c. 2, 1463. The importation of corn 1670, and also by 1 William and Mary, was heavily taxed by 22 Charles II. c. 8, c. 12, 1689.

The rapid increase of population, however, led to successive altera-

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