A nonconformist fastened to a stake by a ring round his neck and wrists and flogged with a rod in Cheapside. Wood engraving.

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A nonconformist fastened to a stake by a ring round his neck and wrists and flogged with a rod in Cheapside. Wood engraving. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The rod is a number of dried and hardened thongs of rawhide interwoven with wire. The wires are hooked and sharpened so that they tear the flesh and are more painful and deadly

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 10.5 x 8.8 cm

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"Ancient London:" Flogging a nonconformist in Cheapside

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Wellcome Collection 43285i

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