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The paper on the floor at the feet of the Countess next to the vial is the handbill/broadsheet giving the notice of the execution of Silvertongue — the tripod at the head is the Tyburn Tree — with a report of Silvertongue’s last dying speech from the gallows, the final straw that pushed the Countess to suicide.
When Alexander Peden (1626–1686), the persecuted Covenanter, died, he was buried in the Boswell aisle of Auchinleck church; but his corpse was borne thence with every indignity by a company of dragoons to the foot of the gallows at Cumnock, where they intended to hang it in chains. This proving to be impracticable they buried it at the foot ...
At a height of 12 feet from the ground it had a strong projecting bough, and it is said that it was from it that the noose cord or wuddie was hung. There were marks of graves at the foot of the tree, tradition says of two brothers, as stated by the reverend, Grant, and therefore the tree is sometimes called the "tree of the brothers." [26]
Xtabay is said to loiter at the foot of the sacred ceiba tree to lure men to their doom. The ceiba tree is a sacred tree of the Mayan people since the belief was that a virtuous person could become a ceiba tree after death. [4] The ceiba tree is considered to be an embodiment of the Axis mundi, connecting heaven, earth and underworld. [4]
The Gibbet of Montfaucon (French: Gibet de Montfaucon) was the main gallows and gibbet of the Kings of France until the time of Louis XIII of France.It was used to execute criminals, often traitors, by hanging and to display their dead bodies as a warning to the population.
Patibular forks on a hill, after 1480. A patibular fork was a gallows that consisted of two or more columns of stone, with a horizontal beam of wood resting on top. Placed high and visible from the main public thoroughfare, it signalled the seat of high justice, the number of stone columns indicating the holder's title.
Experts say it's normal to have a bout of cold feet before or on your wedding day. But in some cases, it can be a red flag. (Photo: Getty Images) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The gallows erected within Mudgee Gaol were located at the north-west corner of the men's yard. The structure was about sixteen feet high (extending two feet above the gaol wall), with a pit dug underneath, five feet deep. A weight was attached to the trapdoor so that, when the bolt was drawn, "the door would be kept from swinging about".