Peter Ackroyd Quote
Yet, of course, and more especially, the executioners themselves became notorious. The first known public hangman was one Bull, who was followed by the more celebrated Derrick. And Derrick must be his host, Dekker wrote of a horse-thief in his Bellman of London (1608), and Tiburne the land at which he will light. There was a proverb—If Derrick’s cables do but hold—which referred to an ingenious structure, like a crane, upon which twenty-three condemned could be hanged together. This device was then put in more general use for unloading and hoisting vessels on board ships, and still bears the executioner’s name.
Peter Ackroyd
Yet, of course, and more especially, the executioners themselves became notorious. The first known public hangman was one Bull, who was followed by the more celebrated Derrick. And Derrick must be his host, Dekker wrote of a horse-thief in his Bellman of London (1608), and Tiburne the land at which he will light. There was a proverb—If Derrick’s cables do but hold—which referred to an ingenious structure, like a crane, upon which twenty-three condemned could be hanged together. This device was then put in more general use for unloading and hoisting vessels on board ships, and still bears the executioner’s name.
Related Quotes
The downfall of the attempts of governments and leaders to unite mankind is found in this- in the wrong message that we should see everyone as the same. This is the root of the failure of harmony. Bec...
C. JoyBell C.
Tags:
equality, government, inspirational, peace, society, inspiration, humanity, humanism, human, culture