 | Francis Douce - Gesta Romanorum - 1807 - 552 pages
...beaten togeather as small as might bee, and the bones and flesh so brused, that the bloud and marrowe spouted forth in great abundance, whereby they were made unserviceable for ever." The unfortunate man was afterwards burned. But the above instrument of torture was not, as suggested... | |
 | David Webster - Psychology - 1820 - 210 pages
...abide so many blows in them, that his legges were crusht and beaten together as smalt as might bee, and the bones and flesh so bruised, that the blood...abundance, whereby they were made unserviceable for ever. And notwithstanding all these grievous paines and cruel torments hee woulde not confesse anie thing,... | |
 | 1822 - 430 pages
...beaten togeather as small as might bee, and the bones and flesh so brused; that the bloud and man-owe spouted forth in great abundance, whereby they were made unserviceable for ever." Tlie miserable sufferer was afterwards burntd. This villanous engine continued occasionally to be used... | |
 | Francis Douce - Clowns in literature - 1839 - 678 pages
...beaten togeather as small as might bee, and the bones and flesh so brused, that the bloud and marrowe spouted forth in great abundance, whereby they were made unserviceable for ever." The unfortunate man was afterwards burned. But the above instrument of torture was not, as suggested... | |
 | 1830 - 614 pages
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 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1830 - 624 pages
...long time, and abode so many blows in them that his legs wore crushed and beaten together us small us might be, and the bones and flesh so bruised, that...abundance, whereby they were made unserviceable for ever." All these disclosures, however,it maybe anticipated, were not obtained without a liberal application... | |
 | Charles Mackay - Delusions - 1850 - 776 pages
...them, that his legs were crushed ami beaten together as small as might be, and the bones and fle^b so bruised, that the blood and marrow spouted forth...abundance, whereby they were made unserviceable for ever." The astonishing similarity of the confessions of all the persons implicated in these proceedings has... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1858 - 830 pages
...beaten togeather as small as might bee, and the bones and flesh so brused that the bloud and marrowe conspired together, — I will not say, you shiill sec a masque ; but if The miserable man was afterwards burned. (2) SCENE I. — I, a lost mutton, gave your letter to her,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 872 pages
...1591 — it is said that the victim ' did abide во many blown, that his legs were crushed and beaten together as small as might be, and the bones and flesh...they were made unserviceable for ever.' 'Still,' it IB added, 'he would not confess;' and, indeed, it is remarkable in how many cases we are told that... | |
 | Ephraim Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1870 - 848 pages
...Fian, schoolmaster at Prestonpans, burned for sorcervin 1591 — it is said that the victim ' did abide and flesh so bruised that the blood and marrow spouted...we are told that the torture, agonising as it was, foiled in its purpose, even where the sufferer 'shrieked for pain in terrible manner, so as to have... | |
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... did abide so many blows in them, that his legs were crushed and beaten together as small as might be, and the bones and flesh so bruised, that the blood and marrow spouted forth in great abundance, whereby they were made unserviceable for ever. 
