William Scawen William Scawen and his manuscriptand his manuscript

The documentThe document

You have some extracts from You have some extracts from William Scawen’s manuscript, called William Scawen’s manuscript, called Antiquities Cornubrittanic.Antiquities Cornubrittanic.

He has beautiful handwriting: can He has beautiful handwriting: can you read any of it? you read any of it?

He added extra bits in when he got He added extra bits in when he got older. Can you spot the difference in older. Can you spot the difference in his writing? his writing?

Document F/2/39Document F/2/39

Preserving the Cornish language Preserving the Cornish language meant a lot to William Scawen. meant a lot to William Scawen.

The language had already declined The language had already declined and he was worried it would die out and he was worried it would die out so he copied a Cornish poem into so he copied a Cornish poem into this manuscript, and then wrote lots this manuscript, and then wrote lots of background information to it. of background information to it.

The FilmThe Film

Watch the film about William Scawen and Watch the film about William Scawen and answer the following questions.answer the following questions.

1) Where is the document kept now?1) Where is the document kept now?

2) How old is the document?2) How old is the document?

3) Where did William Scawen live?3) Where did William Scawen live?

4) What is the document about?4) What is the document about?

5) Why did he write it? 5) Why did he write it?

6) Why couldn’t Scawen speak Cornish?6) Why couldn’t Scawen speak Cornish?

7) Why is Scawen important?7) Why is Scawen important?

8) What would you 8) What would you preserve?preserve?