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The Cornish Stannary Parliament
Cornish[kw]
Konsel Stenegow Kernow [ hanow gorow ] "The Cornish Stannary Parliament was chartered in 1201, by King John. In spite of the name the Parliament was not a national assembly. The charter granted special rights to "tinners" – those involved in mining tin, and exempted them from taxes and dues while they were working in the tin industry. Tinners were [ ynwedh ] protected from being called up to provide labour to local lords of the manor – while they were working in the Tin industry. The Stannary Parliament's authority was confined to matters related to the tin industry.