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In the reign of William III. all child-stealers (comprachios) apprehended were branded with red-hot iron: R (rogue) on the shoulders; M (manslayer) on the right-hand; and T (thief) on the left.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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