Stocks
Device used to publicly humiliate those found guilty of minor offences.
Pillory
Device used to publicly humiliate those found guilty of minor offences.Stool of Repentance
Redirected to cucking stool.
Cucking Stool
Chair used as a punishment for those accused of offences such as drunkenness, sexual impropriety or dishonest trading.
Jougs
Metal collar formerly used as an instrument of punishment in Scotland.
Branks
Redirected to scold’s bridle.
Scold’s Bridle
Device used to punish women whose language was considered to be unacceptable.
Jenny Pipes
Redirected to ducking stool.
Ducking stool
Seesaw-like device for the punishment of disorderly women, scolds and dishonest tradesmen.