CHAPTER VI.

Piracy, 1725. Sir Walter Scott. “Standing Mute.” Squeezing the Thumbs. _Peine forte et dure_, example of, 1674. The Rack. Burning alive. High Treason,--defined. Petition for Hanging in Chains. Examples of Gibbeting, 1742, 1751. The Smugglers; death from horror of irons. Witchcraft 60-69