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The old name of this shire meant the Horn of Gallia, or Wallia, as the new land was later named. THE OLD NAME OF THIS SHIRE MEANT THE HORN OF GALLIA OR RALIA AS THE NEW LAND WAS LATER NAMED
for and wait on her husband. He was the warrior and hunter, and she did most of the labor, in both the house and the field. When there were many little brats to look after, a cradle was a real help to her. In those days, "brat" was the general name for little folks. There were good laws, about women especially for their protection. Any rough or brutish fellow was fined heavily, or publicly punished, for striking one of them. By and by, this great benefactor encouraged his people to the brave adventure, and led them, in crossing the sea to Britain. Men had not yet learned to build boats, with prow or stern, with keels and masts, or with sails, rudders, or oars, or much less to put engines in their bowels, or iron chimneys for smoke stacks, by which we see the mighty ships driven across the ocean without regard to wind or tide. This great benefactor taught his people to make coracles, and on these the whole tribe of thousands of Cymric folk crossed over into Britain, landing in Cornwall. DES REARING THE CHILDREN TO WORK FOR AND WAIT ON HER HUSBAND HE WAS THE WARRIOR AND HUNTER AND SHE DID MOST OF THE LABOR IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE FIELD WHEN THERE WERE MANY LITTLE BRATS TO LOOK AFTER A CRADLE WAS A REAL HELP TO HER IN THOSE DAYS BRAT WAS THE GENERAL NAME FOR LITTLE FOLKS THERE WERE GOOD LAWS ABOUT WOMEN ESPECIALLY FOR THEIR PROTECTION ANY ROUGHER BRUTISH FELLOW WAS FINED HEAVILY OR PUBLICLY PUNISHED FOR STRIKING ONE OF THEM BY AND BY THIS GREAT BENEFACTOR ENCOURAGED HIS PEOPLE TO THE BRAVE ADVENTURE AND LED THEM IN CROSSING THE SEA TO BRITAIN MEN HAD NOT YET LEARNED TO BUILD BOATS WITH PROW OR STERN WITH KEELS AND MASTS OR WITH SAILS RUDDERS OR OARS OR MUCH LESS TO PUT ENGINES IN THEIR BOWELS OR IRON CHIMNEYS FOR SMOKESTACKS BY WHICH WE SEE THE MIGHTY SHIPS DRIVEN ACROSS THE OCEAN WITHOUT REGARD TO WIND OR TIDE THIS GREAT BENEFACTOR TAUGHT HIS PEOPLE TO MAKE CORACLES AND ON THESE THE WHOLE TRIBE OF THOUSANDS OF CIMRIC FOLK CROSSED OVER INTO BRITAIN LANDING IN CORNWALL
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