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Part 3: 1) Drunkards Cloak This was a gentle form of punishment, made for humiliation. It's described as alike to a butter chum, enclosing all around except for an opening at the bottom and a small hole at the top for the head. This punishment was meant for drunkards, if you couldn't tell. 2) Horses Yet another form of punishment by an animal. Poor horsie. Imagine being that horse, with a random man's bloody arm attached to you by a rope. The struggles of being a horse! This form of punishment is when the victim's limbs are attached to horses by rope. The horses are then commanded to charge, quickly ripping off each limb at once. Ouch. Just like a Band-Aid? 3) Scold's Bridle This punishment is also for humiliation, but also to silence the wearer. It had a piece with spikes that lay right on top of the tongue. The wearer had to maintain one position with her tongue for a minimum amount of discomfort. This device was used for lower class women who nagged or spoke with it respect, otherwise it was worn by those accused of witchcraft. 4) Iron Chair Obviously, this chair is ... spiky. This was also used to extract confessions. The sitter would sink deeper and deeper into the spikes until they bled to death. Or else they would be weighed down or forced to watch another suffer on the chair.

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