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HANGMAN'S WAGES

In England, the hangman at Tyburn was given 13.5 d with 1.5 d to pay for the rope. Bizarrely, noblemen who were to be beheaded were expected to give the executioner from 7 to 10 pounds for cutting off their head.
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