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13.II Ch. II.

The second have been rarely employed in the
last century - In the works of Pope & his
contemporary writers may be seen how far their
malignity was pleased by allusions to this species
of punishment which had been applied to the
author of a libel in these times

The cutting off and slitting of the
nose the eyelids & the Ears were once in common
use in Russia without distinction of sex or rank
They were the common accompaniments of the
and Exile: but it ought to be observed
that the punishment of death was very rare.

Second Section
Of Disablement or Punishments consisting in disabling an
organ.-
To disable an organ is either to
suspend or destroy its use without destroying
the organ itself -
It is not necessary here to enumerate
all the organs, nor all the methods by which
they may be rendered useless - We have already seen that it would not be
useful to have recourse to a great variety
of afflictive punishments and that these would
be many inconveniences in so doing:- If we
were to follow the law of retaliation the
catalogue of possible punishments would be the
same as that of the possible offences of this kind.
1. The visual organ.- The use of a may be
suspended by the chemical applications or by
mechanical means as with a mask or bandage.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	141	Main Headings	rationale of punishment
Folio number	054	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f5 / f7
Penner	richard smith	Watermarks	dusautoy & rump 1809
Marginals		Paper Producer	edward collins
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1809
Notes public		ID Number	48271
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