The signers were brave men indeed. The penalty for treason was to be hung by the neck, cut down while a live, drug to the place of execution, to be disemboweled, the private parts cut off, the intestines burned before their eyes while still alive, and finally after the victim had suffered enough and died cut into four parts, distributed throughout the land, and the head mounted on a pike on the bridge leading into the Tower of London, called Traitors gate.
There was a Regulator Movement in NC from 1766 to 1771, in response to the oppressive Lord T yron, governor. It was finally put down and its leaders,like Benjmin Merril, were hung, drawn and quartered so the signers of the Declaration knew what they were in for.
Thanks for the mini-bios on the fates of the signers. At 78 years of age I am embarrassed to be hearing this for a first time.
I too had never heard those stories at 81.
Same here, and I'm even older.
The signers were brave men indeed. The penalty for treason was to be hung by the neck, cut down while a live, drug to the place of execution, to be disemboweled, the private parts cut off, the intestines burned before their eyes while still alive, and finally after the victim had suffered enough and died cut into four parts, distributed throughout the land, and the head mounted on a pike on the bridge leading into the Tower of London, called Traitors gate.
There was a Regulator Movement in NC from 1766 to 1771, in response to the oppressive Lord T yron, governor. It was finally put down and its leaders,like Benjmin Merril, were hung, drawn and quartered so the signers of the Declaration knew what they were in for.
We lack such men today, Hakeem Jeffries whining that he has no leverage (he does it is called nay) But there are a few like Chris Kuwe https://www.mind-war.com/p/be-like-chris-kluwe