Deuteronomy 25:1-2

Matthew(i) 1 If there be strife betwene men let them com vnto the law, & let the iudges iustifie the righteous & condemne the trespaser. 2 And yf the trespaser be worthy of stripes, then let the iudge cause to take him doune and to beate hym before his face accordynge to his trespace vnto a certayne nombr