 | James Caulfield - 1793 - 312 стор.
...year 1682, when the office was filled by a famous practitioner of that name, of whom his wife faid, that any bungler might put a man to death, but only her hufband knew how to make a gentleman die fweetly. This officer is mentioned in Butler's. Ghoft, page... | |
 | Francis Grose - 1811 - 244 стор.
...tenants are above a fortnight's rent in arrear. KERRY SECURITY. Bond, pledge, oath, and keep the mo* ney. KETCH. Jack Ketch ; a general name for the finishers...This officer is mentioned in Butler's Ghost, page 54, publishedabout the year 1(58-2, in the following lines: Till Ketch observing: he wiis chous'd, And... | |
 | Francis Grose, Pierce Egan - 1823 - 342 стор.
...a general name for the finishers of the law, or hangmen, ever since the year 1682, when the ottice was filled by a famous practitioner of that name,...mentioned in Butler's Ghost, page 54, published about 1682, in the folloxving lines : " Till Ketch, observing he was chous'd, And irt his profits much abm'd,... | |
 | Francis Grose - 1823 - 342 стор.
...since the year 1682, when the office was filled by a famous practitioner of that name, of whom bis wife said, that any bungler might put a man to death,...mentioned in Butler's Ghost, page 54, published about 1682, in the following lines : " Till Ketch, observing he was chous'd, And in his profits much abus'd,... | |
 | Thomas Dudley Fosbroke - 1825 - 560 стор.
...the rest of his life. Jack Ketch is said to be taken from a famous practitioner so called, " whose wife said, that any bungler might put a man to death, but her husband only knew how to make a man die sweetly." The tunica molesta of the Romans was a garment... | |
 | John Jane Smith Wharton - 1848 - 726 стор.
...find upon any invasion. Cowell. JACK-KETCH, [supposed to be from John Ketch, a noted hangman in 1G8¿, of whom his wife said, that any bungler might put...husband knew how to make a gentleman die sweetly], the common hangman in the city of London. Butler's Ghost, p. 54. JACOBIN, a gold coin worth 25*., so... | |
 | Canada - 1874 - 1416 стор.
...to the common hangman in the city of London, which name is from John Ketch, a noted hangman in 1682, of whom his wife said that any bungler might put a...husband knew how to make a gentleman die sweetly. SCHEDULE B — SECTION 122. Certificate of Surgeon; sec. 112. — I, AB, Surgeon > <is the case may... | |
 | Canada, Sir Henri Elzéar Taschereau - 1875 - 626 стор.
...to the common hangman in the city of London, which name is from John Ketch, a noted hangman in 1682, of whom his wife said that any bungler might put a...husband knew how to make a gentleman die sweetly. SCHEDULE B— SECTION 122. Certificate of Surgeon; sec. 112. — I, AB, Surgeon (or ds the case may... | |
 | John Jane Smith Wharton - 1883 - 908 стор.
...Jacens [lying in abeyance]. Jack-Ketch [supposed to be fr. John Ketch, л noted hangman in 1 (182, of whom his wife said that any bungler might put a...husband knew how to make a gentleman die sweetly], a vulgar name for a hangman. Jacobus, a gold coin worth 24s., so called from James I., who was king... | |
 | John Jane Smith Wharton - 1883 - 926 стор.
...abeyance]. Jack-Ketch [supposed to be f r. John Ketch, a noted hangman in 1 682, of whom his wife sdd that any bungler might put a man to death, but only...husband knew how to make a gentleman die sweetly], a vulgar name for a hangman. Jacobus, a gold coin worth 24«., so called from James I., who was king... | |
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KETCH. Jack Ketch; a general name for the finishers of the law, or hangmen, ever since the year 1682, when the office was filled by a famous practitioner of that name, of whom his wife said, that any bungler might put a man to death, but only her husband... 
