Note 490 — Chapter I · PENAL METHODS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
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“Hangman, I charge you to pay particular attention to this lady. Scourge her soundly, man; scourge her till the blood runs down. It is Christmas—a cold time for madam to strip. See that you warm her shoulders thoroughly.”—Mr. Justice Jeffreys, quoted in Andrews, Old-Time Punishments, p. 154.