Before revision: He explains how he acquired his knowledge of the Cornish language; from the inhabitants of the west of Cornwall, particularly St. Just; by the help of gentlemen antiquaries, who provided him with Cornish words; and from three manuscripts given him by the Bishop of Exeter, Sir Jonathan Trelawney, from which he says he got "the best part" of his knowledge.
After revision: inHe explains how he acquired his knowledge of the Cornish language; from the inhabitants of the west of Cornwall, particularly St. Just; by the help of gentlemen antiquaries, who provided him with Cornish words; and from three manuscripts given him by the Bishop of Exeter, Sir Jonathan Trelawney, from which he says he got "the best part" of his knowledge.