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was called a libel. The scaffold on which he
was placed was to him a sort of

Everything it passed consisted in an interchange
of compliments between him & the Spectators.
in the year 1760 a Bookseller was put in the Pillory
for having sold a work some
or seditious work: and a subscription was made
for his benefit even during the execution of his
sentence, and produced ore than one hundred
guineas. What an insult to justice! At
Since that time a man condemned to suffer
the same punishment, for a nameless offence,
was sacrificed by the job, the the the police
officers of the police being present, also made no
attempt whatever to save him. Mr Burke
ventured to protect in the House of Commons
against such an abuse – "A man who undergoes
punishment, said he, is under the protection of
the laws, & ought not to be abandoned to the fury
"of such savages". The Orator was applauded: but the
abuse remains: though all that would be required
to prevent it is an mere sort small iron grating
surrounding the stage on which the delinquent
stands.

Identifier: | JB/047/113/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 47.
Date_1	1806-08-09	Marginal Summary Numbering	15-16
Box	047	Main Headings	evidence
Folio number	113	Info in main headings field	evidence
Image	002	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e6
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	iping 1804
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	bernardino rivadavia
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1804
Notes public		ID Number	14981
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