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An officer of a more responsible rank
than a common executioner should
the operation: the Sheriff for instance
a Justice or the Constable at the least.
To abridge as much as possible the duration
of this duty, when then
number of delinquents to be punished &
of much machines might be provided &
a put in motion at the same time: the multitude
of the offences would render the scene
more typical & and thus add
to the without anything
the least sufficiency [augment?] the apparent
without [augmenting?] the [real?] [suffering?].
Identifier: | JB/141/052/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 141.
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141 |
rationale of punishment |
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052 |
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002 |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
2 |
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recto |
f3 / f6 |
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richard smith |
[[watermarks::dusautoy & rump 1809 [britannia and shield emblem]]] |
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edward collins |
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1809 |
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48269 |
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