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The martyrdom of the Irish Protestants: the Protestants are dragged naked through the bogs, hung on tenter hooks, tied to poles and left to die. Etching by T. Stothard.
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The martyrdom of the Irish Protestants: the Protestants are dragged naked through the bogs, hung on tenter hooks, tied to poles and left to die. Etching by T. Stothard.

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Lettering: Engraved for the Revd. Dr. Southwell's New Book of Martyrs. The manner in which the Protestants were dragged through bogs in Ireland, and hung on tenter hooks fastened to poles till they perished through pain and want of food. Stothard delin.

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