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were no disturbances All seemed very orderly.</p> | were no disturbances All seemed very orderly.</p> | ||
The woman <del>wal</del> was supported by a man on each | <p>The woman <del>wal</del> was supported by a man on each | ||
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side, but as She passed me She seemed to walk | side, but as She passed me She seemed to walk | ||
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woman I should not have known by her countenance | woman I should not have known by her countenance | ||
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that She was the criminal. | that She was the criminal. She was dressed | ||
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in a dark brown or black gown and clean | |||
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<sic>linnen</sic>. She and the Parson and I believe some | |||
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of the rest <unclear>sung</unclear><!-- "sang"? --> as they walked along.</p> | |||
<p>As <unclear>seen</unclear><!-- "soon"? --> as She got upon the Mount. She appeared | |||
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<del>to be</del> lower for a few minutes. I believe She was | |||
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kneeling: but that I could not see. She then stood | |||
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very patiently while her handkerchief was taken | |||
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off and a kind of bandage was put over her eyes. | |||
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Her shoes were then pulled <add>off</add> which is what the | |||
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Executioner always insists upon: <sic>alledging</sic> that | |||
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he <sic>cant</sic> perform his business so well without, and | |||
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when he has been asked why? answers that is | |||
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a <hi rend="underline">secret</hi> of his business.</p> | |||
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and the streets were as much crowded as full
as those of London at a Ld Mayor's shew but there
were no disturbances All seemed very orderly.
The woman wal was supported by a man on each
side, but as She passed me She seemed to walk
very well and were it not that She was the only
woman I should not have known by her countenance
that She was the criminal. She was dressed
in a dark brown or black gown and clean
linnen. She and the Parson and I believe some
of the rest sung as they walked along.
As seen as She got upon the Mount. She appeared
to be lower for a few minutes. I believe She was
kneeling: but that I could not see. She then stood
very patiently while her handkerchief was taken
off and a kind of bandage was put over her eyes.
Her shoes were then pulled off which is what the
Executioner always insists upon: alledging that
he cant perform his business so well without, and
when he has been asked why? answers that is
a secret of his business.
She
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Samuel Bentham |
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