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Manacles or Hand-cuffs are rings of iron fastened round the writts wrists
& which are connected together by an iron rod or by a
chain. By this means the arms may be rendered patient
may be deprived completely of the use of his arms or he
may be allowed a greater or less liberty of moving them
at pleasure.
Fetters are rings of bra iron fastened round the legs
& which are connected in the same manner as the
Manacles or Hand-cuffs by means of a bar or chain,
according to the degree of restraint that it is desired to
produce. Foll Manacles or Handcuffs & Fetters are
sometimes employed at the same time together put together upon the same patient.
These above means of restraint are in universal
use, but employed more frequently as a means an expedient for
preventing the escape of a Prisoner than as a punishment
properly so-called.
Identifier: | JB/159/171/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 159.
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159 |
punishment |
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171 |
disablement |
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002 |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
3 |
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recto |
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[[watermarks::dusautoy & rump 1809 [britannia with shield emblem]]] |
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edward collins |
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1809 |
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53994 |
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