The archaeological album; or, Museum of national antiquities (1845)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877, Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866 · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 147
ral times. The different crimes for which he was to receive death were then read aloud, after which his head was cut off/' A large pillory of this description appears to have been of frequent occurrence in towns, where it was formerly in constant use, and where it was often necessary to "… … town-hall: — " Item, received of Huge Sly, for olde tymbre of the pyllore, vjd. " The charge. " Imprimus, for takynge downe of the pellyry, ijd. Payde to the carpendar for workenge of the pyllrye and att ower hall for vj . daycs and nyghtts, vj3 viij'1. Payd to the massones for taykynge downe 'of…
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