Phil in SF quoted Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (The Farseer Trilogy, #2)
Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty …
They were moving back toward their ships and were hampered with a coffle of prisoners.
— Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (The Farseer Trilogy, #2) (73%)
new vocabulary: coffle
A line of animals or slaves fastened or driven along together