put in irons

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We were not put in irons, but were used with as much kindness as we could expect.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2011

He does not seem to have feared the angry threats of the Governor, for when put in irons and brought before the Council, he readily consented to surrender the offending petition.

From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson

The escaped prisoners were in a day or two brought back and put in irons.

From Ball's Bluff An Episode and its Consequences to some of us by Peirson, Charles Lawrence

On the 18th of June he was taken prisoner at Inchinnan and arrived at Edinburgh on the 20th, where he was paraded through the streets and put in irons in the castle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

"It is true that Beardsley was put in irons, but not because he refused to act as pilot," replied Marcy.

From Marcy The Refugee by Castlemon, Harry