_Whipping Post_ (Vol. vi., p. 388.).--These mementos of the salutary mode
of punishment practised by our forefathers, are of frequent occurrence. I
have met with them in country villages in all parts of England with which I
am acquainted. They generally accompany that place of "durance vile," the
stocks; and occasionally have accommodation for two persons, I suppose to
suit the various sizes of offenders.