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Witch test, Ordeal by Water, 16th Century

Trial by ordeal was a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, usually dangerous, experience. Ordeal by water was associated with the witch-hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries, the outcome was an accused who sank was considered innocent, while floating indicated witchcraft.
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Witch test, Ordeal by Water, 16th Century
Trial by ordeal was a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, usually dangerous, experience. Ordeal by water was associated with the witch-hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries, the outcome was an accused who sank was considered innocent, while floating indicated witchcraft.
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