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" Throat. If a Jew or a Christian is guilty of Murder, he is Burnt alive without the gates of the City; but for the same Crime the Moors and Arabs are either Impaled, hung up by the Neck over the Battlements of the City, or thrown upon Hooks fixed upon... "
The World Displayed; Or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels ... - Page 25
1761
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A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing ..., Volume 6

1767 - 582 pages
...inflicted, which is cutting off the hands. If a Jew or Chriftian fubject is guilty of murder, or any other capital crime, he is burnt alive without the...the city, or thrown upon hooks fixed in the walls beiow, where they fometimes hang in the moil dreadful agonies 30 or 40 hours together, before they...
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A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing ..., Volume 6

1767 - 612 pages
...crime, he is burnt alive without the gates of the city: but for the fame crime the Moors and A nibs are either impaled, hung up by the neck over the battlements...below; where they fometimes hang in the moft dreadful agonies 30 or 40 hours together, before they expire. The Turks, out of refpect to their characters,...
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The Modern Traveller: Maundrel's Travels to Jerusalem. Shaw's Travels to the ...

1776 - 296 pages
...alive without the gates of the city ; but the Moors and Arabs are either impaled for the fame crime, hung up by the neck over the battlements of the city, or elfe thrown upon the hooks that are fixed in the walls below, where fometimes they endure the moft...
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Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries ...

William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 312 pages
...other capital crime, he is burnt alive without the gates of the city; but for the fame crime, the Moors are either impaled, hung up by the neck, over the battlements of the city, pr thrown on tenter hooks, where they fometimes writhe in agonies for many hours before expire. v s,...
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Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries ...

William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 314 pages
...other capital crime, he is burnt alive without the gates of the city; but for the fame crime, the Moors are either impaled, hung up by the neck, over the battlements of the city, or thrown on tenter hooks, where they Sometimes writhe in agonies for many hours before they expire. The Turks,...
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The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever ..., Volume 7

Thomas Smith - 1803 - 298 pages
...other capital crime, is burnt alive, without the fates of the city ; but for the same crimes the loors and Arabs are either impaled, hung up by the neck...thrown upon hooks fixed in the walls below, where they sometimes hang thirty or forty hours in the most dreadful agonies before they expire. Clipping or debasing...
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Temple Bar, Volume 7

1863 - 612 pages
...a Christian is guilty of Murder, he is Burnt Alive without the gates of the City ; but for the same Crime the Moors and Arabs are either Impaled, hung...Battlements of the City, or thrown upon Hooks fixed upon the Walls below, where they sometimes hang in Dreadful Torments fur Thirty and Forty hours together...
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The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous: Who was a Soldier, a ..., Volume 3

George Augustus Sala - 1863 - 376 pages
...a Christian is guilty of Murder, he is Burnt alive without the gates of the City; but for the same Crime the Moors and Arabs are either Impaled, hung...Battlements of the City, or thrown upon Hooks fixed upon the Walls, below, where they sometimes hang in Dreadful Torments for Thirty and Forty hours together...
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Temple Bar, Volume 7

1862 - 612 pages
...a Christian is guilty of Murder, he is Burnt Alive without the gates of the City ; but for the same Crime the Moors and Arabs are either Impaled, hung...Battlements of the City, or thrown upon Hooks fixed upon the Walls below, where they sometimes hang in Dreadful Torments for Thirty and Forty hours together...
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