_Philosophers_, particular Sects of them among the Greeks practise self-flagellations, 83. The greater number of them ridicule practices of this kind, 84. _Physician_ (a), consulted by Gretzer on the ill consequences of the upper discipline, 403. His learned decision, _ibid._ _Picards_, a Sect in Germany, declare for a state of complete nakedness, 392. Carry their notions farther than the Adamites had done, _ibid._ _Pictures_ in Churches, are the Libraries of ignorant Christians, 25. Their too great licence, _ibid._ Many wicked thoughts propagated by them, 26; as well as errors, _ibid._ _Plautus_ had been the servant of a Baker, 62; quoted, 63, & _seq._ His allusion to a singular practice of the vulgar in Rome, 95. _Plutarch_ quoted, 53. Had been an eye-witness of the flagellating solemnities in Lacedæmon, 79, 80. _Poland_; lower disciplines used in that Kingdom for mending the manners of Servants, 179. For punishing Fornicators, 292. _Pont Euxine_ (the Hermit of the), his contrivance to rescue a young Woman from the hands of a military Man, 196. _Poggio_, a tale of his quoted, 116. _Presbyter_, whence the word is derived, 143. _Priors_ or Superiors of Monasteries, are the substitutes of the Abbots, 135. Are invested with the same power of flagellation, _ibid._ Great passion of one and remarkable use made by him of his power, 148. Are apt to carry the joke too far in their use of flagellations, 153. Are cautioned against it, _ibid._ See _Abbots_. Q. _Quintilian_ quoted, 72. _Quixote_ (Don), his excellent and polite speech to the fair Maritornes, 295. Is rather too inquisitive in his conversation with the Senora Rodriguez, 326, 327; experiences the resentment of the Dutchess and the fair Altisidora, on that occasion, _ibid._ R. _Rabelais_ quoted, 160, 284. _Rakes_, how served in Rome by the Husbands of the Wives whom they courted, 64, & _seq._ _Raymond_, Count of Toulouse, how absolved of his excommunication, 252. _Rodolph_ of Eugubio, his great feats in the career of flagellation, 202, 203. _Romans_, the great power of Masters among them over their Slaves, 57. See _Masters_. Consider a whip as a characteristic mark of dominion, 59, 60. Flagellations were performed among them with religious views, 88, & _seq._ Singular practices of this kind among the vulgar, 94, & _seq._ _Romuald_ (St.) a great flagellator, 153. In one instance flagellates even his own father, 260, 261. His Monks retaliate his flagellations upon him, 154. His lucky escape, 157. _Rousseau_ the Poet quoted, 138, 284. _Russian_ Baths and Stoves described, 409.