China, its costume, arts, manufactures, &c. : edited principally from the originals in the cabinet of the late M. Bertin, with observations explanatory, historical, and literary (1812)
Breton, M. (Jean Baptiste Joseph), Freschi, Andrea, b. 1774 · London : Printed for J.J. Stockdale ... · leaf 190
pose criminals ina kind of collar or pillory, which con-sists in fastening their neck into a largewooden tahle, with a hole in the middle;and the two halves of which are joinedby pieces of wood or iron pins. On thisboard is written the name and business ofthe culprit, his crime, and the term ofhis… … ARTS, AND MANUFACTURES. J 49 The sufferer, in fact, is frequently atliberty to go where he chooses, draggingwith him his cangue, which commonlyweighs seventy-four, and sometimes twohundred pounds. He cannot see his feetnor carry his hands to his mouth, and hemust perish from hunger, if his…
