 | Miles Gerald Keon - 1847 - 524 pages
...he was able to fasten the extremities over the small of the back. The time allotted to this torture was an hour and a half, during which time it Commonly...compression, the blood started from the nostrils, sometimes from the extremities of the hands and feet. (See Bartoli, 250.) " 3. Iron gauntlets, which could be... | |
 | Richard Robert Madden - 1847 - 362 pages
...The time allowed for this kind of torture was an hour and a half ; during which time it frequently happened that, from excess of compression, the blood...believed, from the extremities of the hands and feet.* " 3rd. Iron gauntlets, which could be contracted by the means of a screw. They served to compress the... | |
 | Brotherhood of st. Vincent of Paul - 1853 - 346 pages
...able to fasten the extremities over the small of the back. The time allotted to this kind of torture was an hour and a half, during which time it commonly...believed, from the extremities of the hands and feet. 3. Iron gauntlets, which could be contracted by the aid of a screw. They served to compress the wrists,... | |
 | John Lingard - 1855 - 498 pages
...able to fasten the extremities over the small of the back. The time allotted to this kind of torture was an hour and a half, during which time it commonly...See Bartoli, 250. 3°. Iron gauntlets, which could he contracted by the aid of a screw. They served' to compress the wrists, and to suspend the prisoner... | |
 | John Lingard - 1860 - 504 pages
...able to fasten the extremities over the small of the back. The time allotted to this kind of torture was an hour and a half, during which time it commonly happened that from excess of oompres>ion the blood started from the nostrils ; sometimes, it was believed, from the extremities... | |
 | Charles Selby - 1864 - 374 pages
...able to fasten the extremities over the small of the back. The time allotted to tkis kind of torture was an hour and a half, during which time it commonly...believed, from the extremities of the hands and feet. Iron gauntlets, which could be contracted by the aid of n serew ; these were also ealled manacles.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1865 - 372 pages
...able to fasten the extremities over the small of the back. The time allotted to this kind of torture was an hour and a half, during which time it commonly...believed, from the extremities of the hands and feet. Iron gauntlets, which could be contracted by the aid of a screw ; these were also called manacles.... | |
 | Charles Selby - 1875 - 384 pages
...half, during which time lt commonly happened that from excess of compression the blood started from ihe nostrils ; sometimes, it was believed, from the extremities of the hands and I'm. Iron gauntlets, which could be contracted by the aid of a screw ; these were also called manacles.... | |
 | De Robigne Mortimer Bennett - 1878 - 1146 pages
...able to fasten the extremities over the small of the hack. The time allotted to this kind of torture was an hour and a half, during which time it commonly...compression the blood started from the nostrils ; sometimes from the extremities of the hands and feet 3. Iron gauntlets, which could be contracted by the aid... | |
 | S. Hubert Burke - 1883 - 594 pages
...and a half, during which time it commonly happened that from excess of compression, the blood spouted from the nostrils; sometimes, it was believed, from the extremities of the hands and feet* Iron gauntlets, which could be compressed by the aid of a screw, served to hold the wrists and to suspend... | |
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... contract himself into as small a compass as he could. Then the executioner, kneeling on his shoulders, and having introduced the hoop under his legs, compressed the victim close together till he was able to fasten the extremities over the small of... 
