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The reason of the Law taking notice of them, is the Tendency to break the Peace by Private Revenge, and to preserve the Rest and Quiet of all Persons, not only protects such as might be likely to revenge themselves, but also those whose Sex or Station prevent their defending themselves.
Can any thing be more contemptuous, than the words miserable successor: He says also Mr. Hastings has reduced the name of Briton to contumely and contempt.
All the mean and Paltry [acts] which have been used in England to cajole the lowest of the People are repeated
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