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Punishments

of their having seen him face to face in this
ignominious plight. For the bystanders in general
it will be enough to know that there is a
man person suffering such or such a punishment for
such or such an offence, it is not material to
them who that person is. This circumstance too
while it adds to diminishes the real misery of the punishment
(which is what there is bad in it) will
serve to heighten the apparent terror of it (which
the is the beneficial in it part of it) by the idea
idea of of
mystery and which it is calculated to impress.

The ignominious punishment for Theft shall
be as follows.

1. The One hand of the offender shall be smeared
with birdlime which is as much as to say to the end that men may mock scoff make at him & say: See here
is a man who "He could not meddle with his neighbours good without its their sticking to his fingers".

2. In this condition it shall be tied up
fast over his head.

3. The other hand shall be tied behind him.

Ignominious punishment for devastation The ignominious punishment for Malicious
Mischief shall be as follows.

1. The offender's hands shall be tied behind him
to a part the pillar of disgrace.

2. A The figure of a monkey the emblem of wanton mischief shall
be fastened hung about his neck. or if the figure no living monkey
can be


Identifier: | JB/143/016/004
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 143.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

not numbered

Box

143

Main Headings

punishment

Folio number

016

Info in main headings field

punishments

Image

004

Titles

instructions to the legislator

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f5 / f6 / f7 / f8

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::[gr with crown motif] propatria [britannia motif]]]

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

48649

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