Effects of Foot Torture; Chancery Court: Wards in Chancery
Two unrelated questions for the same story; I thought it better to post both at once rather than spam the community unnecessarily.
I have a character who was a spy in his youth, got caught, interrogated, and tortured. But now, I've got a few questions on the torture that he underwent during said interrogation. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
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The second question relates to the Court of Chancery (England) in the year 1811. I have come across the term 'ward in chancery' often enough in literature and have attempted to find out more about it; as far as I can tell, it refers to a person who is comparable to a 'ward of the state' and who is put under the guardianship of a private individual. If my understanding is correct, would the following situation be plausible?
Three orphaned children go out from England to live with their uncle, who is an army officer stationed in Gibraltar. By the time they arrive in Gibraltar, their uncle has died of malaria and they do not have another relative in the world to their knowledge, nor any friends or connections to whom they might apply. On the way out from England, they shared a ship with a benevolent woman who is quite wealthy and, having been an orphan herself, feels for the children in question. Could she and her husband be made these kids' legal guardians in the chancery court? How would they go about petitioning for such rights? They do not want to adopt the children outright, but they do want to ensure that they will at least be taken care of.
Thanks in advance!
I have a character who was a spy in his youth, got caught, interrogated, and tortured. But now, I've got a few questions on the torture that he underwent during said interrogation. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
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The second question relates to the Court of Chancery (England) in the year 1811. I have come across the term 'ward in chancery' often enough in literature and have attempted to find out more about it; as far as I can tell, it refers to a person who is comparable to a 'ward of the state' and who is put under the guardianship of a private individual. If my understanding is correct, would the following situation be plausible?
Three orphaned children go out from England to live with their uncle, who is an army officer stationed in Gibraltar. By the time they arrive in Gibraltar, their uncle has died of malaria and they do not have another relative in the world to their knowledge, nor any friends or connections to whom they might apply. On the way out from England, they shared a ship with a benevolent woman who is quite wealthy and, having been an orphan herself, feels for the children in question. Could she and her husband be made these kids' legal guardians in the chancery court? How would they go about petitioning for such rights? They do not want to adopt the children outright, but they do want to ensure that they will at least be taken care of.
Thanks in advance!