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Prison mutiny and capitulation in Cannongate
Reports from Edinburgh describe inmates at Cannongate Prison attempting escapes and then starving for a surrender after ringleaders seized officers and barricaded doors. A capitulation followed with outer gate delivery, while guards tightened posts and prevented provisions.
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Fdinburgh
Cannongate
Jeant
Gene Wetham
Oxford
St. Scholastica
St. Mary’s Church
Edward
Bristol
Thorn‘sy , Os
Andrew Buck
Cond