Mr. Andrews has given us some excellent volumes of Church lore, but none quite so good as this. The subjects are well chosen. They are treated brightly, and with considerable detail, and they are well illustrated. The volume is full of information, well and pleasantly put.--_London Quarterly Review._ Those who seek information regarding curious and quaint relics or customs will find much to interest them in this book. The illustrations are good.--_Publishers' Circular._ Curious Church Customs. A thoroughly excellent volume.--_Publishers' Circular._ We are indebted to Mr. Andrews for an invaluable addition to our library of folk-lore and we do not think that many who take it up will slip a single page.--_Dundee Advertiser._ Very interesting.--_To-Day._ Mr. Andrews is too practised an historian not to have made the most of his subject.--_Review of Reviews._ A handsomely got up and interesting volume.--_The Fireside._ * * * * * [Illustration: TITUS OATES IN THE PILLORY. (_From a Contemporary Print._)] BYGONE PUNISHMENTS. by WILLIAM ANDREWS.... [Decoration] London: William Andrews & Co., 5, Farringdon Avenue, E.C. 1899. [Device: WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO. THE HULL PRESS] Contents. PAGE HANGING 1 HANGING IN CHAINS 39 HANGING, DRAWING, AND QUARTERING 79 PRESSING TO DEATH 87 DROWNING 95 BURNING TO DEATH 98 BOILING TO DEATH 106 BEHEADING 108 THE HALIFAX GIBBET 118 THE SCOTTISH MAIDEN 128 MUTILATION 134 BRANDING 138 THE PILLORY 143 PUNISHING AUTHORS AND BURNING BOOKS 159 FINGER PILLORY 171 THE JOUGS 176 THE STOCKS 186 THE DRUNKARD'S CLOAK 201 WHIPPING AND WHIPPING-POSTS 209 PUBLIC PENANCE 227 THE REPENTANCE STOOL 239 THE DUCKING-STOOL 243 THE BRANK, OR SCOLD'S BRIDLE 276 RIDING THE STANG 299 INDEX 307 Preface.