Screengrab of Lyon tablet from University of Florida Non-verbal events This is probably the earliest known case of “ chuntering from a sedentary pos i tion ”. We know this because a transcript, complete with senatorial crossfire, was discovered in 1528 on a bronze tab l et in Lyon, or Lugdunum, Claudius's birthplace and a city whose wealthiest citizens probably wanted engraved proof of their new privileges. The proposal was carried, but not before he was heckl ed and told to get on with his speech. In CE 48, the Emperor Claudius proposed to the Roman Senate that moneyed, landed citizens of Gaul be allowed to join its ranks. But heckling public speakers is by no means a modern phenomenon. We call these interventions sedentaries because they are usually spoken by Members who are not currently making a speech and are therefore sitting down (in a sedentary position).
So how do we deal with these events? SedentariesĪnyone who has watched a few minutes of the House of Commons on television will know how frequently Members shout taunts and jibes across the Chamber.
But sometimes that can be made more challenging by unexpected or unpredictable events, some spoken and some not. M ost of the time, Hansard reporters just have to worry about getting the words right-making sure that what appears on the page accurately reflects what was said by a Member of Parliament.
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