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William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Law of England

Public Wrongs: Of Homicide

[1765-1769] William Blackstone, "Public Wrongs: Of Homicide," in Commentaries on the Law of England [1st ed. Oxford, 1765-1769] edited by Edward Christian, 13th ed. (London, 1800; Google Books: Online Library of Free eBooks).

If death ensues in consequence of an idle, dangerous, and unlawful sport, as shooting, or casting stones in a town, or the barbarous diversion of cock-throwing, in these and similar cases, the slayer is guilty of manslaughter, and not misadventure only, for these are unlawful acts. (182)