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![1508 Charter of Pardon: “that no statutes, acts, ordinances... or proclamations shall take effect in...[Cornwall] or elsewhere to the prejudice or in exoneration of the said tinners, bounders, possessors of tinworks... dealers in white tin or the heirs or successors of any of them, unless there has previously been convened twenty-four good and lawful men of the four stannaries of the county of Cornwall...; so that no statutes ...[etc.] to be made in future by us, our heirs and successors, or by the said Prince and Duke of Cornwall for the time being shall be made except with the consent of the said twenty-four men so elected and appointed...”](slides/slide10.png "1508 Charter of Pardon: “that no statutes, acts, ordinances... or proclamations shall take effect in...[Cornwall] or elsewhere to the prejudice or in exoneration of the said tinners, bounders, possessors of tinworks... dealers in white tin or the heirs or successors of any of them, unless there has previously been convened twenty-four good and lawful men of the four stannaries of the county of Cornwall...; so that no statutes ...[etc.] to be made in future by us, our heirs and successors, or by the said Prince and Duke of Cornwall for the time being shall be made except with the consent of the said twenty-four men so elected and appointed...”")
£1000 payment from the stanneries, in return this. Stannary Law (abolished by the Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896); 1752 the last Parliament — but not abolished.
1977 confirmed the right to veto was not withdrawn (written answer to MP), but no parliament is now assembled. Start to mention separatists and their setting up of a fake parliament — Home Office’s response, elections, etc.
The four places are Lostwithiel, Truro, Helston and Launceston — all have extant councils.
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