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Coventry, Sir John
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A member of the Long Parliament; when, as a member of Parliament in Charles II.'s reign, he made reflections on the profligate conduct of the king, he was set upon by bullies, who slit his nose to the bone; a deed which led to the passing of the Coventry Act, which makes cutting and maiming a capital offence (1640-1682).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Coventry, Sir John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/coventry-sir-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Coventry, Sir John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/coventry-sir-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.