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... received his whole three hundred lashes , during which Doctor Mason used to go up to him occasionally to feel his pulse , it being contrary to law to flog a man beyond fifty lashes without having a doctor present . I never shall forget ...
... received his whole three hundred lashes , during which Doctor Mason used to go up to him occasionally to feel his pulse , it being contrary to law to flog a man beyond fifty lashes without having a doctor present . I never shall forget ...
Page 126
... received the Sanction of your approbation , but I saw that no Time was to be lost . The Winter was approaching , and I felt an anxiety about getting my People hutted before its arrival . I was moreover desirous of dispatching an Account ...
... received the Sanction of your approbation , but I saw that no Time was to be lost . The Winter was approaching , and I felt an anxiety about getting my People hutted before its arrival . I was moreover desirous of dispatching an Account ...
Page 128
... received Corporal Punishment ; and about thirty were ordered to the different Gaol - gangs until they can be otherwise disposed of . Thus ended a sudden Insurrection , that was as unexpected as it is decidedly put an end to by the great ...
... received Corporal Punishment ; and about thirty were ordered to the different Gaol - gangs until they can be otherwise disposed of . Thus ended a sudden Insurrection , that was as unexpected as it is decidedly put an end to by the great ...
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