Flagellation is also called "scourging". The rods symbolized the power of scourging, and the axe the power of capital punishment. Vestals guilty of this offence were punished by a scourging or beating. Among other things, she was subjected to scourging with a lash. Thenceforth scourging is frequently mentioned in monastic rules and councils as a preservative of discipline. At her mother's request, Paul was sentenced to scourging and expulsion (cp. Similarly, Cochrane's coven did not practice scourging, as Gardner's did. He also painted the "Scourging of Christ". In Somali language the term means hot or scourging temperature an indication of his temperament. Gummer published a history of the Black Death, "The Scourging Angel", in 2009.