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1.
The whips and irons are hopefully self explantory. The stone
pillory is from Strassburg, dated 1522.
2.
Shown in the picture are a chain flail made of razor-sharp,
flat oval links; another with pointed, sharp-edged, leaf-shaped
metal
blades set into the chain; and another with a double chain terminating
in four massive iron "stars". The use of these should
be
self explanitory.
3.
To scourge, simple means to whip...
Large metal whips with razors and spikes that dig into your
flesh as your chained to the wall. Some with spiked balls at
the end
that break your fragile bones in the process, very much like
there battle brother the Morning Star. Those are more of the
intense
versions, but one of the most common was called the Cat O' Nine
Tails. A Cat O' Nine tails usually did not have anything to
do
with nine tails, they usually had anywhere between 19 to 24.
On these tails were large knots, metal barbs, and/or tied in
pieces
of bone to make the experiance all the more painful.
4.
In a pillory, a man stood with his head and hands pinned by
a wooden frame. Those who had erred more seriously a crime might
find themselves in the stocks which had holes for feet and usually
hands. That meant sittin immobilised and uncomfortable to
face the crowd, Both pilloey and stock were usually placed on
platforms. Pillories emerged in Britian in the 13th century
and
were exported to America with the Pilgrims. Considering the
early colonies were more concerned with
stayig alive then housing criminals, pillories were a effective
way of punisment and restraint.
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