Some anatomists faced difficulties obtaining the corpses the law did grant them; fuelled by resentment of how readily the death penalty was handed down, and imbued with superstitious beliefs, crowds sometimes sought to keep the bodies of executed felons away from the authorities.
Some anatomists faced difficulties. Some anatomists were obtaining the corpses. The law did grant them the corpses. Crowds were fuelled by resentment of how readily the death penalty was handed down, and imbued with superstitious beliefs. Crowds sometimes sought to keep the bodies of executed felons away from the authorities.