 | David Webster - Psychology - 1820 - 210 pages
...of him to make him confesse, he was commanded to have a most strange torment, which was done in this manner following. His nails upon all his fingers were...riven and pulled off with an instrument called in Scottich a Turkas, which in England we call a pay re of pincers, and under everie nayle there was thrust... | |
 | William Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1853 - 858 pages
...indignation, ordered the unfortunate man to be subjected to the following most horrible tortures. "His nuiles upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with an instrument called in Scottish a lurka*, which in England are called a payre of pincers, and under evcrie nayle there was thrust in... | |
 | Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Sir George Webbe Dasent, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe - Fairy tales - 1859 - 690 pages
...was commanded to have a most strange torment, which was done in this manner following, — His nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with...instrument called in Scottish a Turkas, which in England wee call a payre of pincers, and under everie nayle there was thrust in two needels over even up to... | |
 | Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Sir George Webbe Dasent, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe - Fairy tales - 1859 - 684 pages
...was commanded to have a most strange torment, which was done in this manner following, — His nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with...instrument called in Scottish a Turkas, which in England wee call a payre of pincers, and under everie nayle there was thrust in two needels over even up to... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Europe - 1866 - 416 pages
...removed during the deliberation, was brought in, and (I quote the contemporary narrative) ' his nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with...instrument, called in Scottish a turkas, which in England wee call a payre of pincers, and under everie nayle there was thrust in two needels over, even up to... | |
 | Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe - Witchcraft - 1884 - 280 pages
...commaunded to have a most straunge torment, which was done in this manner following : — " His nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with...instrument called in Scottish a turkas, which in England wee call a payre of pincers, and under everie nayle there was thrust in two needles over, even up to... | |
 | Scotland - 1897 - 1092 pages
...was commaunded to have a most straunge torment, which was done in the manner following. His nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with...instrument called in Scottish a Turkas, which in England wee call a payre of pincers, and under everie nayle there was thrust in two needels over even up to... | |
 | University of Pennsylvania. Department of History - Reformation - 1897 - 174 pages
...was commaunded to have a most strange torment, which was done in this manner following. His nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with...instrument called in Scottish a Turkas, which in England wee call a payre of pincers, and under every nayle there was thrust in two needels over even up to... | |
 | Scotland - 1905 - 580 pages
...and barbarous torture was, as has been mentioned, applied amongst others to Fian in 1590: 'His nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with...an instrument called in Scottish a Turkas, which in English we call a pair of pincers, and under every nayle there was thrust in two needels over even... | |
 | Scotland - 1905 - 576 pages
...and barbarous torture was, as has been mentioned, applied amongst others to Fian in 1590: 'His nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with...an instrument called in Scottish a Turkas, which in English we call a pair of pincers, and under every nayle there was thrust in two needels over even... | |
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His nailes upon all his fingers were riven and pulled off with an instrument called in Scottish a Turkas, which in England wee call a payre of pincers, and under everie nayle there was thrust in two needels over even up to the heads... 
