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PuritanismAn Introduction to The
Scarlet Letter.
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Puritan Punishments
• “Benefit of clergy”: the convicted may plead “benefit of clergy”, in which case, if they can read a passage from the Bible without one mistake, their sentence will be reduced.
• Stocks: the convicted will have his head and hands placed in a locked stockade for the remainder of the day, and the community will be invited to pelt him with food. The convicted must clean up anything he is pelted with.
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Puritan Punishments cont.
• Branding: the convicted is marked with letters that stand for their crime – HT for hog thief, A for adulterer. The branding can be on the cheek, forehead, or more mildly on the hand or finger.
• Wearing a sign: a milder punishment than branding. The convicted must make their own sign to hang around their neck, which indicates their crime.
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Puritan Punishments cont.
• Dunking stool: for women only, usually used in the case of gossip. The woman shall be confined in a chair and dunked in water.
• Whipping – for men only, a common punishment. A number of “lashes” is administered to the convicted’s back. Lashes usually number from 5 to 20.
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