Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
Curious Historical Facts.

sf- Curious Historical Facts.
As ltls likely some our readers hsye new
er read Napier Life of Montrose," We iLink
II may not be amiss to insert an extract de.
SC, iptive of the execution of that nohleman. 1t
need scarcely be mentioned tha, tLis is the ia
nous Graham of Claverhouse, whom Sir Wal
ter Scott has drawn with such fine effect, in one
of his best novels. ,-a.
1t was resolved to celehrat, his entrance
into Edinburgh with kind Of mock solemn
ty. Thus on Sunday, the 18th of May. the
magistrates met him at the gates. and led him
in triumph through the streets First appeared
his officers, bound ith cords. ard waking
two and two; then was seen the MARQUIS
placed in high chair in the hangman's cart
with his hat pulled of, while. the hangman
himself continued covered by his side. 1t is
alleged in cotrmporary record. that his rca
son Of being tied to the cart was, in hope that
the people would have stoned him. and that he
might not he able by his hands to save his face
In all the procession there appeared in Mon
| trose such majesty, courage. modesty. and
even somewhat more than natural, that even
| those women no had lost their husbands and
| children in his wars, and were hired to stone
him, were. upon the ght Of him, so astonished
and moved, that their intended curses turned
=. or,
sncc,ators onlr ora I,Jy JanaG aGorJan Cs'nn
tess of Hoddington, heard 20 scoff and
laugh aloud. Montrose himself continued 10
display the same serenity of temper. " hen at
last, late in the evening. he was nllowe TO
enter bis prison, and found there depuia,on
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,;,na;nr >, '''''' '"' anu Id
Mon,ros. ,,ld HI. r.rsaou,os ,,..,
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s. ~, rnN an, ,h ,I ue.' "Nea y" 'ne 'pP
h,nn;n ,h.. t;nr,s III H.
h.;ry ,rnnhIa,; >, H. Iaas aai a' ''U" u;
sd o,,[o.r H., c,,,r -. uia
r;shol bs hal l;rohs r. sanl 90 aua-', o"y
CLr;-,ond,m .s ,ast;,,,,,;.,s ac II. i ~
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WI g. ,asII.II rv e'
H.. CIerL .Reo;,ter sn,ersd ,hs nr;sona.,' aoii
an c,,nJ liz .,n,,lo,.,J aa.I,, J.; ,I,e
co,nb;ng the lone curIed ba;r uh;cI l.. ,.,ss
accord;ny 10 ,be cus,nrr. 81, 'ha ,.av.,ars ,ha
visitors ,nn,,ered. ''0 ~ ''''' . ''''
Wbv i Mr lanes c.,t.r, 90 acl oet;
lack a"
Mon,ro.s r,nI;eJ with n;,a.
Will ~, LaaJ !, II
ad ,rn i. Ln, hon !, ha.on..a ' a"u
,rc., + - va, ,,Ieass" ''"'' ''0 "''S
~ ,.,
was to suffer claJ himself ~ on ,,,a m dsn 81 h;s us
.xccn,;o,, n ,;oh .,,;no -.
br;deyroom ), sa,s one of b;s ansu;.s .,hae -
cr ,,;0,I oo;nc1o ,bn a.Ioms '' (" '"a" L
| ~''f'''''N' 6S''o >" '"S 6o''O"S'
m.,t Of his doom his stem w.s No, saan '-' 90 f'i
fer. nor liz cves ouaiI N The I,s, ba Lora liz,
selfw;rb sncI steaJfa st conraee srch n.,n a;r
n;tv. as have s.l,lon, hsen eo,,a,l..I .nJ 49,
snrn,sssJ A, Tho too, ~ ,5s .aaG'i'i - e.,
tber and nar,;ng ;nsul, va. res..ryaJ f.. h;n, M
,he f r. W.: ~. n''"'
,;me Of his oxn,o;,s .nd h;s o.. 1na naa;s, n'''a
hann @ ramnd hs uasL a'b b., s own anes'o: 10
s;s,e, ~ 'a. -. Ion'ose n,'''sen as
,ol ON af ,na,;oa ,ar,,i,. ;a. at ms no"
II All e., - ''u.
>, ~ - ,'o" ''eo ""e" ms i'djeS-
IT, II ~ ,tn .,e ."I l d''t''
;.Es;.:s o'.. ""e'"e. '"ey "aa more
'nu' "'es 70 put upon "''h' ana nhoihg tney
W none' "o dyeo ,or some ''me' win MS
','' "e'o. MS eyes iie ofe" apart some OF
'ne magistrates ana SPOKE awhile with Them
anu ''ieh went 10 the LADDER In his red scarlet
cassock' IN very s'ateiy manner and never
spoke %ord; 6ut when the executioner was
pu"ng ' .ne cora round MS Neck ne looked
uo"n 10 'he people upon inc scaffoid' and
ashf9:
Iiow '1ns slall hang hereF
rus nead was !, afterwards e, affixed to spike
a, thetop OF the loIbooth. where 1t remained
snas''y spectacle during ten years
mere Is ano'her execution scene. that Of the
cour,iy ana en,te,rPrislng Walter Raleigh, not
usually W accessible to general readers
Or Waiter haieigh on the morning of his