Non compos mentis: or, the law relating to natural fools, mad-folks, and lunatick persons, inquisted, and explained, for common benefit / [John Brydall].

  • John Brydall
Date:
1700
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Credit: Non compos mentis: or, the law relating to natural fools, mad-folks, and lunatick persons, inquisted, and explained, for common benefit / [John Brydall]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tIDf)? JLflto Of Comfos Mefltfa** xz$ * III. Q_U E R Y. V ' * ' | W ai vie/ate f-6« Name of others .With opprobrious Words, through Weaknefs of their Brain, either by Frenzy, Drink, or other Lightnefs, how are they to be dealt withal ? SOLUTION. i The Lawyers till us, That defamatory Words are ut¬ tered j either upon four® Ridley's Fiern of the Civil and Rancour and Malice, Oy Ecclejtaftical Lam, Part i.tap.j* fome that envy another ^ jeft , with intent to defame him 3 _ and fpread abroad a Matter of Difgrace upon him, or in fome (coffing and jelling manner, (b as facetious and merry Men ufe to do, to make the Company merry wherein they are * or they are (poken by fome that have fome Weaknefs, or Diftemperature in their Brain, either by Frenzy, Drink, or other Lightnefs, or by any Rafti- nefsin their Tongue. 1. If the Caufe of fuch Words be Rancour, or Malice* then are they altogether to be punifif d, for that there can be no juftExcufe made for them. 2. If they be fpoken in a jetting manner, to make the Company merry, if it be in a fine fort delivered, it is by Arifiotle held to be a Ver- tue * ; but if it be in home- in Greek, m ]y and' grofs fort delivered, Latin, Urbamtas. then is it accounted to be a kind of Rudenels, or Ruftidty > but whether way (o ever they be uttered, there is for the molt part no advan¬ tage taken againft them i unkfs thereby there follow any