[If our correspondent refers to the glossary in the second vol.
of Mr. Thorpe's admirable edition of the _Anglo-Saxon Laws_,
which he edited for the Record Commission under the title of
_Ancient Laws and Institutes of England_, he will find s.v.
"_Ciric-Sceat--Primitiæ Seminum_ church-scot or shot, an
ecclesiastical due payable on the day of St. Martin, consisting
chiefly of corn;" a satisfactory answer to his Query, and a
reference to this very passage from Canute.]
_Welsh Language._--Perhaps some of your correspondents would favour me
with a list of the best books treating on the Welsh literature and
language; specifying the best grammar and dictionary.