All the world knows the horrors of the punishment of high treason under British law until the year 1814.

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In brief, and not to disgust you with minor particulars, it is,
first, to draw the offender to the gallows on a hurdle;
second, to hang him by the neck, and then cut him down alive;
third, to take out his entrails, and burn them, while he is yet alive;
fourth, to cut off his head;
fifth, to divide his body into four parts;
sixth, to place his head and quarters at the king’s disposal.
This was the law of punishment for males, in cases of high treason,
until the year 1814.

or

An Oration on the Real Nature and Value of the American Revolution

pages 17–18

p.s.

without God, even educated men are devils (doers of evil)