[Ansteorra] To those that would punish, torture or execute the Dutchman Hanse

[mikea]

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 01:09:05AM -0600, Peter Wohlers wrote:
> For to capture the man (I use the term lightly) is of none of my matter. 
> It falls not in the letters of my warrant. It is when the person (still  
> to good a word for this creature) is captured, that my job begins.       
> Should the crown or their representative see fit to extract information  
> from it I would be more then happy to "press" him for answers. Should    
> they also find him guilty of a true crime agains the crown or kingdom    
> and guilt calls for the punishment or "final" punishment, I would be     
> remiss in not performing the duties as spelled out in my warrant. But    
> should a subject of the crown punish, torture or execute this knave they 
> would be duly owing a tax. Also should a subject of the crown put the    
> knave to harm before a verdict has been handed to him by the court of    
> the crown, then that person shall also be held over for examination by   
> the court of the crown for crimes against one of their subjects. Until   
> then I await a lawful writ of guilt and order for just punishment to     
> be handed down from the court so that I may stoke the fire, sharpen my   
> tools and put flesh to hemp.                                             
>
> In dutyful service to the crown, Pieter Rausch 
> Excutioner to the great Crown of Ansteorra

Well, then I must find someone who is not a subject of the crown to do
these things. Where _did_ I put my "That Was Easy!" button, again?

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