Bygone Punishments
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Works by William Andrews.
Mr. Andrews' books are always interesting.— Church Bells.
No student of Mr. Andrews' books can be a dull after-dinner speaker, for his writings are full of curious out-of-the-way information and good stories.— Birmingham Daily Gazette.
England in the Days of Old.
A most delightful work.— Leeds Mercury.
A valuable contribution to archæological lore.— Chester Courant.
It is of much value as a book of reference, and it should find its way into the library of every student of history and folk-lore.— Norfolk Chronicle.
Mr. Andrews has the true art of narration, and contrives to give us the results of his learning with considerable freshness of style, whilst his subjects are always interesting and picturesque.— Manchester Courier.
Literary Byways.
An interesting volume.— Church Bells.
William Andrews
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BYGONE PUNISHMENTS.
Contents.
Preface.
Hanging.
Hanging in Chains.
Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering.
Pressing to Death.
Drowning.
Burning to Death.
Boiling to Death.
Beheading.
The Halifax Gibbet.
The Scottish Maiden.
Mutilation.
Branding.
The Pillory.
Punishing Authors and Burning Books.
Finger Pillory.
The Jougs.
The Stocks.
The Drunkard's Cloak.
Whipping and Whipping-Posts.
Public Penance.
The Repentance Stool.
The Ducking-Stool.
The Brank, or Scold's Bridle.
Riding the Stang.
Index.