, 1880-11-06
ANTIQUE PENALTIES.
How They Punisl,cd Offenders In Old
Times.
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t1cn ,n,tnaI ,vi,ioh no,,tJrroi an ,v,ti,1r thn
last CENTURY. Ono Of tho last case, ] On record sr
III which II was rosorted 10 Is recorded III tho
London Epcnitg Post Of April ~, 1745,
where We rca,l: "14nst week woman that
kscp, tho QUEENS lead Aio House at Kings.
ION, In Surrey, was ordered by the Court to
be ducked for scoldlng, and was accordingly
placed in tie chair and iucked ln.llo River
Thames, under Kingston Bridge, In tic
i3, mesence OF 1Wo or 'nieo .lnusa'ta peop'e.
That tlils cold-wnter euro had wholesome
effect upon unruly women Is agrced by most
ot tic old writer's who mention It. Dr. john
so.', III conse'sa'lo,' VIII ,,r MIS- n.1wies.
said: Madam, wo lave different modes OF
restraining esil-stocks for The men, n duck
very decisive on tlifs po1nt:
RI sncr,, ,no 10 tt,c t,on whore tto b,ob .toot
On tSo iSna blank hanGs oor the ,nutidy mai:
Yhai q stout. rho dread Il everr aoolalus qasat.
thnr ssnnWn hv ii,.o fnct ii,nt cnrmrnt,, bo',rs
xnro ren',irr3 tn f,,rnisI, the,"snlv"s viii, y
d,,cktI,y.sIooi. lust MS they Mrs nUw forced to
provi,ie and ,niaiiiltain iirs.elglnes. Tins. il
intss ,,,nnnr 10 hnyc been paiX 3fOr erccfi1lr
n, nnnIvtJn~ ~ M t;ucS;nv.stn", fnr scnI1lsse:
ani md nnsang % tl,o corporntion records Of Shscws.
nurr' 1t,sn ~, Rad ~ In tllInkinrstnni IN br
erected FOR the pnt,s'lnlent o. ssols." Va
re,tinl, trn Kfiil IL oxIsfane,,. nrl.snryctl in
ioeal museums. Ono, Which III t many Years
wns ii, tho CMstonl-i io,,su nj Ipswich. IL nav
IN uie museum OF lhhe towh. aha another.
M!sicii WIS a9Fi1ct WI. rsen A eeestGr, 10
st rha tss1, II @ Ia snai,,,aa soaG
nliri1 tn the Gmnklnr.stani.- r,,snmbinnc1,
nf the ',nnGs HAVING apparently lGt! 10 az
iaca ttlnl i!loy Lc9tlt t!!9 SHINE tM!hg. -
pSisa se c %1Sa n m e sRRSss was ~ ss
caaiiy nseu ~ iGr , .lao exposure y u naslli91ns
Mn!neh w 'ue'i o"n Mooss y ~ snae UtNtl
nupiit p'ise, " anenl!s ~ PMAnlk ut1,tt
.e,' NY ,sa S. f;nS ~ " a"olM aSo wal al t aG
i,nnn the "c.ick. .stnoln nj i,cicester' Sefnre
etnu ~ t.a' n.., s S o.,f t,n.n u III
Siiiste.,, ~ NnrSnit.t i tn,a ,'a ~ ana Af"r
AVA yyovo ~ eo aSo ~ " ,n u9 l., 't t
y@ear @ l5S7 WI . or!lpss4 te s. earsie!l, wit's !
Wsn nri"ss ",,d ttaqa r. n s ho tt,re t,es ~
n', Mr ''I'e ays W o.,n teh h. LINE tSa
M,iGm1n Mt;t', - unys EV',n ,t,,ysot ~ 'fn
ANY % iaaeo wiz Where n - ,aul9Ger Of l1abltntions
M were coitsescu si msot'!al, Mld N.Y. ~ Gs,etai t
Ny ~ Ky ~ nrM r,, p,,sa,,a o W
~ III ~ =; 1on ~
cnple;l eli the sH Site M ef part ef TrsfalgaT saaars
G'la Mas Scfy ceieoFauo Ill the alaha's ol tlle
A1nnoh ,n naon. ,I,, - ,,,,,s,,,,oat ,,,,,,, ,v,s
forrv Mee corrS TGae to G1 rS W,s aa s tn
MEPE SsEP I,scs ~ yaT|ss m ad asse aeso III 9tY en
~ Xlll.,. tergnrs found WANDERING about
e sf w.fe o g. M e so Se
'nArkei-town or otller plaec a,'d there tied 70
W. Ss ~ 81 sart S 9a GsSre ~ o,hel wta
place ~ t1o Douy shnu!ii De . n.oot!y by rraSnn
Of saeh wipglnSt IL to Sth yfsE q H1- i1i
gnto.t, atld "yasr..'1ts WefH ONLY TO l'e
strippcd naked M from we middle upward, nll.l
whipped! till tho hnty By bloody" Entries
III so!ne Of ous old church registers, remain
~ witnesses OF TIC operation. Ut this law.
About tllo year l5o} wl!ipptnt.posts cRlhe
into, use, and at the time tho writings Of john
TAYLOR, the wator-poet," were r9eliss!e1
they appear to l,nyc been very plentiful, for
no narrates how
Ti,cs. ] aru Il r jns s" or prlsons ; fil cshtoon,
An. s'xty whipping -p's.s' as'd stocks md esses'
cornUrntio,, Of l1oncnstcr gayu orders Tor n
whipping. post to bs sol u Ut tho stocks nt