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History of flagellation among different nations

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Illustration from History of flagellation among different nations: A narrative of the strange customs and cruelties of the Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, etc., with an account of its practice among the early Christians as a religious stimulant and corrector of morals. Also anecdotes of remarkable cases of flogging, and of celebrated flagellants

PUNISHMENT OF POLITICAL OFFENDERS IN COLDBATH FIELDS’ PRISON. —Caricature by Gillray.

History of Flagellation.

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