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Nach diesem lässt sich kaum noch etwas sagen") Mit Ekel 
wendet sich das Gemüth von der blosen Erwähnung solcher Dinge 
weg. Wer die Geschichte dieser Zeit liest, fühlt sich übel und 
weh bei den Mitteln, womit dieses verworfene Gesindel die öffent- 
liche Meinung zu ersticken und ein tapferes hochsinniges Volk für 
immer zu verderben suchte. Aber diesmal wie vorher strengten 
sie sich umsonst an. Es War jedoch noch immer Leid zu erdulden. 
Die kurze Regierung Jacob's II. wurde durch einen Act eigen- 
thiimlieher Barbarei eingeleitet. Einige Wochen nach der Thron- 
besteigung dieses elenden Menschen wurden alle Kinder in Auandale 
und Nithsdale zwischen 6 und 10 Jahren von Soldaten ergriifen, von 
ihren Eltern getrennt und mit dem unmittelbaren Tode bedrohtßß) 
For whereas the former was nnly to SCYGW ou two pieces nf iron above und below 
with ünger und thumb, these were mnde to turn about the screw with the wholu 
band. Aud under this tortnre, lcontimlcd near an hour und a. half." Siehe auch 
den Fall von Spenco, aus (lvmselbcxx Jahr, in Bumefs Hislory cgf Im- man Urne, lI, 
4IS. „Little screws of stcel wore mado use of, that scrcwed the thurubs with so ex- 
quisite a torment, that hu sunk undcr this; for Lord Perth told him, they would 
scrcw every joint of his wholo body, one aftcr another, till he took the oath." Laing 
(II-islory of Scollmzzl, lV, 1-13) sagt: „the thumbikins; small screws of steel that 
eompressed the thumb und the whole hand with an exquisite tortuxje; an invention 
brought by Drummond und Dalziel from Russia." Ueber andere Umstände siehe Fozm- 
tainhalfs Notcs Qf Scaitish Afoiirs frqm 1680 till 1701, Edinburgh, 4to, 1822, p. 41, 
97, l0l ; Bowcfs History of tlw University of Edinburgh, II, 30; Croolcshankäv History 
of the (Ihm-oh of Scotlmzd, II, 192; A Ulourl qf Wimesses for lhe Regal Prerayalivcs 
of Jesus Christ, edit. Glasgow 1779, p. 371; und Lzfe of WalterSnzitlzv, p. S5, in the 
second volume of Wallcefs Biographie: Prcsbylcriana, Edinburgh 1827. 
77) „ln 1684, the Scotish nation was in the most distressing anrl pitiable situazion 
that can be imagined."     „The statc of society had now become such, that, in 
Edinburgh, attcntion to ordinary business was neglected, and every one was jealous 
of his neighbonr." B0wcr's History of tlze Universiiy of Edinburgh, I, 307. 
78) "Upon the 10th of Mareh, all freeholders, heritors, and gentlemen in Niths- 
dalc and Annandale, and, I suppose, in most other shircs of the kiugdom, but I nume 
those as being the scene of the sevoritics now used, wero summoned to attend the 
king's Standard; und the militia. in the several shires were raised. Whoreever Claver. 
house came, he resolved upou narrow and universal work. He used to sut bis horse 
upon the hills und eminences, und that in different parties, that none might escape; 
und there his foot went through the lower, marshy, andmossy places, wherc the hnrse 
.cou1d not do so well. The, shire he parcelled out in S0 many (livisions, and six or 
eight miles square would be taken in at once. In overy divisiou, the whole inhabi- 
19311795, men and women, young and old, without distinction, were all driven iuto one 
convenient plaee."     „All thc children in thc division were gathered together by 
themselves, under ten years, und above six years of age, and a party of soldiers were 
drawn out before them. Then they were bid pray, for thcy wcru going to be shot.