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Historic Welsh language law document

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A 1563 legal document that helped protect the Welsh language has been found in the House of Commons archives.

Queen Elizabeth I introduced a law which required Welsh churches to hold Welsh translations of the Book of Common Prayer and the Bible.

Some historians believe the legislation protected the future of the language.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...-wales-23343832

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A 1563 legal document that helped protect the Welsh language has been found in the House of Commons archives. Queen Elizabeth I introduced a law which required Welsh churches to hold Welsh translatio

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