JB/143/021/003

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The Pantomime of Bribery is thus to be exhibited.
is thus to be performed.

1. The Bribe-taker shall be seated on the
stool of repentance, fast close by the Pillar of Disgrace.
2. For To the Pillar of Disgrace shall be applied
an iron bracket composed of parallel bars of
iron extending horizontally.
3. To Upon the said iron bracket shall the hand
of the Bribe-taker be laid, open, the palm outwards,
the the wrist and each finger tied down
to a corresponding bar of iron; in such manner as
not to be capable of closing upon any thing that should be put into it.
4. Close to the Bribe-taker The Bribe-giver shall be exhibited the Bribe-
-giver, standing, in a stooping posture, his ear mouth close
to the ear of the Bribe-giver in the attitude of whispering and fastened thus to it, the other.
5. One of his arms shall be leaning on the
shoulder of the Bribe-taker and fastened thereto in the hand of the other
arm and fastened to it shall be a purse of gold
hanging over and just touching the hand of the
Bribe-taker.
6. Should either of the actors be wanting, his place shall
be supplied by a wooden effigy.

Other representations might be added for varying diversifying
the scene and aggravating the ignominy. To the purse
of gold might be fastened connected a string which the executioner
might be directed to pull up and down from time to time, so
as to make the money clink.

If the Bribery consisted in prostitution, instead
of the purse of money the effigy figure of a woman might be employed
where the Bribe-giver should be represented as introducing to the
Bribe-taker.

Identifier: | JB/143/021/003 "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	021	Info in main headings field	punishments
Image	003	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f25 / f26 / f27 / f28
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::myears [lion with crown motif]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	caroline fox
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	48654
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