. London . ARMS GRANTED TO THE CRAFT OFTHE IRONMONGERS OF LONDONEY LANCASTER KING OF ARMS,). I466 PLAXTAGEXET 95 theft were punished by hanging. The unhappy Desideratade Torgnton, for instance, in an evil moment stole from aservant of the Lady Alice de Lisle thirty dishes and twenty-four^salt-cellars of silver. The servant was bound by sure-ties that he would prosecute for felony, and did so, with theresult that Desiderata was hanged, and her chattels confis-cated ; but of chattels had she none. For selling putrid meat the offender was put in pillory,and the bad meat—dreadful addition to th
. London . ARMS GRANTED TO THE CRAFT OFTHE IRONMONGERS OF LONDONEY LANCASTER KING OF ARMS,). I466 PLAXTAGEXET 95 theft were punished by hanging. The unhappy Desideratade Torgnton, for instance, in an evil moment stole from aservant of the Lady Alice de Lisle thirty dishes and twenty-four^salt-cellars of silver. The servant was bound by sure-ties that he would prosecute for felony, and did so, with theresult that Desiderata was hanged, and her chattels confis-cated ; but of chattels had she none. For selling putrid meat the offender was put in pillory,and the bad meat—dreadful addition to the sentence—burned. hi wmbJ GUILDHALL, KING STREET, LONDON
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