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Depending on how bad the crime was, the government punished criminals by using the very famous method: Hung, drawn and quartered. Unless the crime was High Treason, however, they didn't bother with the drawing and quartering and settled for the hanging. Sometimes they basically let people go with a promise that they wouldn't do it again; that's what happened to Mary Frith after she was caught performing on stage.

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