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character will either beat them, will confine
his wife, will challenge the Adulterer, or
seek his remedy at Law —
The Spaniard it is thought, will commonly put
them to death.
What is the inference? that in England the
Husband should be punished for thus avenging
himself, (+ provided if the mischief of his punishment is thought less
than the difference between that of the punishment
which he has inflicted on the Adulterers
& that the Law would have thinks proper to be inflicted on them,)
in Spain, not.
It was formerly In case of a wound that threaten'd to be mortal The usage was formerly
[observes Mr Barrington], for the Coroner to
with his Jury to visit the party while yet alive:
and in Wales it was expressly made a
part of that Officer's duty by the Statutum
— This usage Mr Barrington wishes
to see revived; & for a very good reason.
It would be useful, he observes, as a means of authenticating
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the evidence of the dying words. + + v Barringto. Obs. cog [cr 209]
Offence Access.y Poison Offence Accessory to Homicide when
Poison is the Instrument
mixing poison knowing to be such with food usually eaten
by man, laying it in a place easily accessible
to man, and circumstances that indicate
the design of it's being eaten by man.
As if Arsenic were to be cast into a Pot
with food meat in it, or set to boil for food. meat.
Or were to be mixed up in a loaf &
the loaf laid in the Street or set in the pantry.
with Mr
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