# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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than life, that they are false), I should be unwor-
thy of the high situation which I hold. If they
are false, what are you?" or words to that effect.
He then abruptly dismissed the Keys. With
their repeated requests, respectfully worded, for
a copy of this speech, which it is always usual
to grant, he refused compliance.

Availing himself of his character of His Ma-
jesty's representative, his Grace was thus pleased
to make use of language on which it is unneces-
sary to bestow any epithets, and to which the
Keys have always disdained to reply. It is
true, indeed, that after the lapse of a year and a
half, at another public meeting, his Grace ex-
pressed concern that at a preceding meeting
" any thing should have occurred to excite
painful sensations in any quarter." Adding, that
he could not say more.

The Keys now and always declining to mix
up their private feelings with any public question,
cannot, however, but observe, that in order to
the due performance of their duties it is neces-
sary for them to cause to be observed due deco-
rum and respect to themselves, when in the act
of executing those duties. They then replied,
indeed, in conciliatory terms; and acquiescing
in his explanations, have themselves personally
nothing further to require: but in the very terms
of this acquiescence they expressly disclaimed all