01-27-2012, 09:12 AM
The language is plain, and perhaps reflects the people who went -- who seem to have been largely from the West Country and London. It inspired me to read a little about this, and as far as I could tell, the first lot were disproportionately men. Then came the "Lady Juliana", with only women -- one can only speculate about the feelings when both lots met up!
I saw a list, which it was suggested may be fake, of the convicts. If it were true, the Judges were v lazy--- almost eveyone getting 7 years, a few getting life, and one getting 14 years---- what on earth had he done?
I saw a list, which it was suggested may be fake, of the convicts. If it were true, the Judges were v lazy--- almost eveyone getting 7 years, a few getting life, and one getting 14 years---- what on earth had he done?