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With the Restoration in 1660, Latin once again became the official language to be used in documents, however, many documents were written in English. | With the Restoration in 1660, Latin once again became the official language to be used in documents, however, many documents were written in English. | ||
By an Act of Parliament (4 George II, c.26) English replaced Latin to record all official information from Lady Day, 25 March 1733. Although this Act was later repealed this did not revive Latin.<ref>J.H. Baker, "The Three Languages of the Common Law", (1998) 43 McGill L.J. 5</ref> | |||
== Palaeography == | == Palaeography == | ||