Self-defence ruling in Spanish semantics killing

Account of a murder trial at the Old Bailey on January 17 1676: There were two men drinking, and there arose a dispute between them concerning a Spanish word, one affirmed that it was not properly exprest, the other gave him provoking language for saying so, he reply’d, Sir I know not how to bear…

Killed for debating correctness of Spanish expression

Account of a murder trial at the Old Bailey on January 17 1676: There were two men drinking, and there arose a dispute between them concerning a Spanish word, one affirmed that it was not properly exprest, the other gave him provoking language for saying so, he reply’d, Sir I know not how to bear…