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![A drunkard's cloak was a type of pillory used in various jurisdictions to punish miscreants.
Description
The drunkard's cloak was actually a barrel, into the top of which a hole was made for the head to pass through. Two smaller holes in the sides were cut for the arms. Once suitably attired, the miscreant was paraded through the town, effectively pilloried.[1]
Offences
Drunkenness was first made a civil offence in England by the Ale Houses Act 1551, or "An Act for Keepers of Ale-houses to be bound by Recognisances".[nb 1] According to Ian Hornsey, the drunkard's cloak, sometimes called the "Newcastle cloak",[3] became a common method of punishing recidivists, [1] especially during the Commonwealth of England. From 1655 Oliver Cromwell suppressed many of England's alehouses, particularly in Royalist areas, and the authorities made regular use of the cloak.[4]
beside is an 18th century woodcut of a man in a tricorn hat, stockings, and buckled shoes walking around in a giant barrel from his neck to his knees, hands flopping limply out of little holes in the side as fellow townsfolk watch him](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ttxxnn4i6efjj5ntpynaby3o/bafkreibknygpi45m5cihjpaksq6cwkkcyh2civaywnauycva6wxop7ldci)
