Wants to go back to 1776. Be careful what you ask for.
Penalty for High Treason.
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That the offender be drawn to the gallows, and not be carried or walk: though usually (by connivance length ripened by humanity into law) a sledge or hurdle is allowed, to preserve the offender from the extreme torment of being dragged on the ground or pavement
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That he be hanged by the neck and then cut down alive
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That his entrails be taken out and burned, while he is yet alive
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That his head be cut off
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That his body be divided in four parts
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That his head and quarters be at the king's disposal