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In the 1540s the government of Edward VI introduced a range of measures as part of the Reformation to remove certain practices from the church which were perceived as being too Catholic.

In 1548 the Book of Common Prayer in English replaced the old prayer book in Latin. The change was widely unpopular, but nowhere more so than among the people of Devon and Cornwall. Many Cornish did not speak English at this time.

The new prayer book was not uniformly adopted and in 1549 the Act of Uniformity made it illegal, from Whitsunday 1549, to use the old prayer book. A number of magistrates were tasked with enforcing the change.

Following the enforced change on Whitsunday 1549 on Whitmonday the parishioners of Sampford Courtenay in Devon convinced the priest to revert to the old ways, likening the English prayer book to 'a Christmas game'. Justices arrived at the next service to enforce the change. An altercation at the service led to a proponent of the change (a William Hellyons) being run through with a pitchfork on the church steps.

The parishioners gathered thousands of supporters from neighbouring towns and villages in Devon, and were also joined by others from Cornwall. Marching east to CreditonCrediton is situated in the narrow vale of the River Creedy near its junction with the River Exe, between two steep hills, and is divided into two parts, the east or old town and the west or new town. The church of Holy Cross, formerly collegiate, is a no they lay siege to ExeterA number of other places have taken their names from Exeter The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at 50° 43' 25" N, 3° 31' 39" W. In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. The city's motto, Semper f demanding the withdrawal of all English manuscripts.

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The rebels were largely farmers armed with little more than pitchforks and the mercenary arquebusiers killed over a thousand rebels at Crediton, then murdered 900 unarmed people at Clyst St Mary . 1,300 were slaughtered at Sampford Courtenay and 300 died at Fenny Bridges . Further orders were issued on behalf of the king by the Lord Protector, the Earl of Somerset, and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer for the continuance of the onslaught on the local populace. Under Sir Anthony Kingston , English and mercenary forces then moved into Cornwall and summarily executed or murdered many people before the bloodshed finally ceased. Proposals to translate the Prayer Book into Cornish were also suppressed. In total 4,000 people lost their lives in the rebellion.

The Cornish language died out in the 18th century.

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