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Leben und Ende des berüchtigten Anführers einer Wildschützenbande, Mathias Klostermayrs, oder des sogenannten Bayerischen Hiesels, aus gerichtlichen Urkunden gezogen... Augsburg, Frankfurt, Leipzig, 1772. Die „Radbrechmaschine“ . Kupfertafel nach S. 154 / Eigene Aufnahme vom Original (Privatsammlung), Nov. 2006

Text:

Genauer Abriß der Radbrechmaschine, die beÿ der hinrichtung gebraucht worden.

a. Die Schleifen, welche dem Delinquenten umb hände und füße gelegt worden. b. Winden, womit man die Stricke angezogen. c. Das Loch, wodurch der Strick durch die Bühne gieng, mit dem er erdroßelt worden. d. Lage der Brust, worauf die dreÿ erste Stoße geschehen. e. Die vordere Theile der Arme. f. Die obere Theile derselben. g. Die Schenckel. h. Die Schienbeine. i. Das Rad, womit alle dise glieder abgestoßen worden.

English translation of text:

Precise sketch of the breaking-wheel machine that was used in the execution.

a. The loops, which were bound around the delinquent's hands and feet. b. Winches, with which the ropes are drawn. c. The hole, in which the rope was run through the platform, and with which he was strangled. d. Location of the breast, on which the first three blows were struck. e. The front portions of the arms. f. The upper portions of same. g. The thighs. h. The shins. i. The wheel, with which all of these limbs were crushed.

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