And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Hand brand, used on felons and deserters, ca 1642-1649, England
Humm... The "R" next to the crown probably stands for "Rex" or "Regina" (latin for King or Queen). The "C" would be the first letter of that particular regent's name.
Seems a little severe.... I wonder what the C - R stood for. B-C was for Bad Character in other British branding nomenclature.
ReplyDeleteBetter than the common Muslim Sharia law lop-the-handoff with a scimitar, Aggie. I think we can shake on that.
DeleteHumm... The "R" next to the crown probably stands for "Rex" or "Regina" (latin for King or Queen). The "C" would be the first letter of that particular regent's name.
ReplyDeleteYup, I just checked it out. It's from Charles the First reign (Carolus Rex).
ReplyDelete"Carolus Rex" - King Charles I.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly good threading on the screw. That was back in the do the threading with a file days.
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