Petition against John Lace for scandalous speech and defamation of character
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- Petition against John Lace for scandalous speech and defamation of character
- Description
- A petition lodged by a member of the House of Keys against John Lace for making false and scandalous accusations regarding a perjured oath. The petitioner seeks redress for injuries to both public and private character, citing Manx law of 1647 which prescribes penalties for scandalous speech against members of the Keys.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Related To
- Deemster John Lace
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- Financial Data
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- md:20260219_103224.md
- img:20260219_103224.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Audience
- Your Honour (judicial authority)
- Provenance
- Text is partially obscured in several places; some words marked as [obscured] in transcription. Appears to be a fragment, with beginning and end incomplete.
- Language
- English