290 
No. 70. 1627. 
To Richard Swallowe for helpinge to sett vpp the pillorie 0:0: 4. 
No. 71. 1628. 
For mendinge the pillory 0: oo: 9. 
No. 71. 1628. 
For cordes to haule the cucking stoole 0: 00: 9. 
No. 73. 1630. 
To ee Dolton the younger for makeing a newe peire of Rackes 
5125105 
ae “eh 1634. 
To William Dolton for mendinge the stockes o: 4: o. 
No. 91, 1648. 
Receipt. Increased Rents of John Beacon for the place called the 
Cage 00: 04: 00. 
In the above accounts there is not any mention of the Ducking 
Stool, this was plaved on Boat-stall Quay. My intention was 
to have restricted these notes, as per heading, but meeting 
with the Cadge (or Cage) in the above account has induced 
me to add a few notes about it. This form of punishment was 
apparently far less used throughout the country than the 
others named. I take it that it was somewhat similar to 
the pillory, at the same time it must not be confused with 
it. Mr. Latimer in the “ Annals of Bristol, 17th Century,” 
says ‘on the 5th February, 1601, the Common Council resolved 
that a special officer should be appointed to search for and 
apprehend rogues, vagrants, idle and disorderly people, and 
inmates infesting the City.” A ‘“beadle of the beggars "anda 
“‘beadle of the rogues” was appointed, for whose use whips were 
provided, and a cage was set up in Newgate to incarcerate 
strollers. In 1695 a carpenter was paid £6 5s. Od. for making 
a wooden cage to put rude people in.” I should read rude to be 
unruly. It may not be generally known that in i597 an Act 
was passed giving the free use of the baths of Bath to all diseased 
and impotent poor in England. This ‘‘open door” it need 
hardly be said induced great numbers to come to this City, 
probably the majority of them being a very rough lot, so that 

