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...another kind of popular ordeal generally practised : for this she was stript naked, and cross boand, the right thumb to the left toe, and the left thumb to the right toe. Thus prepared, she was thrown into a pond or river, in which, if guilty, she could not sink ; for having,...

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...popular ordeal generally practised. For this, the unhappy individual was stripped naked, and cross bound, the right thumb to the left toe, and the left thumb to the right toe. Thus prepared, she was thrown into a pond or river, in which, if guilty, she could not sink; for having...

...another kind of popular" ordeal generally practised : for 'this she must be stripped naked, and cross bound /the right thumb to the left toe, and the left thumb to the right toe ; thus prepared, she is thrown into a pond or river, in which, if guilty, she cannot sink; for having,...

...criminals who acted as spies, had assembled round the pond, the witch was stripped naked, and cross bound, the right thumb to the left toe, and the left thumb to the right toe. Thus prepared, she was thrown into the water, in which, if guilty, she could not sink, but swim like...

...a decisive proof of guilt. Swimming them is the most infallible ordeal : strip them naked and cross bound, the right thumb to the left toe, and the left thumb to the right toe : thus prepared, throw them into a pond or river, in which, if guilty, they cannot sink ; for having,...

...kind of popular ordeal generally practised : for this she must be stripped naked, and cross-bound, the right thumb to the left toe, and the left thumb to the right toe ; thus prepared, she is thrown into a pond or river, in which, if guilty, she cannot sink ; for having,...

...reversed. The parties accused were thrown into deep water, with a rope about their waist, and cross bound, the right thumb to the left toe, and the left thumb to the right toe. If they sank, they were held innocent ; but if they swam, they were, without farther consideration,...

...nourishment, were deemed infallible signs of a witch. She was bound crosswise, the right thumb tied to the left toe, and the left thumb to the right toe ; in this condition she was cast into the water, if guilty she could not .sink, for having in her compact...