"A handsome book. It is extremely interesting, and is a work which cannot fail to find a permanent place amongst the best books devoted to the history of the county. The military history of Yorkshire is very closely investigated in this work. Although the book is written in a clear and picturesque style, great care and attention have been given to the researches of antiquaries and historians, and many authorities have been consulted, in consequence of which, several long-established errors have been corrected, and some oft-repeated but superficial conclusions confuted. Special attention has been given to the military history of the county during the great rebellion--a subject which has yet to be fairly and intelligently treated by the general historian. So far as the limits of the work permit, the general history of the county, from epoch to epoch, has been sketched, maintaining the continuity of the work, and increasing its interest and value both to the general reader and the specialist. The printers of the book are Messrs. Wm. Andrews and Co., Hull, and it must be regarded as a good specimen of local typography."--_Wakefield Free Press._ "An important work."--_Beverley Independent._ "Does great credit to the new firm of book publishers."--_Yorkshire County Magazine._ "A beautifully printed volume."--_Halifax Courier._ "Mr. Lamplough's book is thoroughly readable, and is written in a manly as well as a discriminating spirit."--_Yorkshire Post._ _LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO. HULL: WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS._ _Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, demy 8vo., price 6s._ Old-Time Punishments. By WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S., AUTHOR OF "CURIOSITIES OF THE CHURCH," "HISTORIC ROMANCE," "FAMOUS FROSTS AND FROST FAIRS," "HISTORIC YORKSHIRE," ETC. CONTENTS. Carefully prepared papers, profusely illustrated, appear on the following subjects:-- _The Ducking Stool--The Brank, or Scold's Bridle--The Pillory--Punishing Authors and burning books--Finger-Pillory--The Jougs--The Stocks--The Drunkard's Cloak--Whipping--Public Penance in White Sheets--The Repentance-Stool--Riding the Stang--Gibbet Lore--Drowning--Burning to Death--Boiling to Death--Beheading--Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering--Pressing to Death--Hanging--Hanging in Chains--The Halifax Gibbet--The Scottish Maiden, etc.--An Index of five closely-printed pages._ MANY CURIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS. PRESS OPINIONS. "This is an entertaining book ... well-chosen illustrations and a serviceable index."--_Athenæum._ "A hearty reception may be bespoken for it."--_Globe_ "A work which will be eagerly read by all who take it up."--_Scotsman._ "It is entertaining."--_Manchester Guardian._