 | Henry Mayhew - 1849 - 334 sider
...Witch Anthy. The Witch- Finder-General answered that he had. He had weighed her against the Koran, and had bade her repeat her prayers without a mistake...her soul to Satan. Moreover, so that even the most sceptical might have no doubt of her guilt, he had placed the girl in the middle of a room, cross-legged... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 650 sider
...was universally adopted. The hands and feet of the suspected persons were tied crosswise together, the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot, and vice vmd. They were then wrapped up in a large sheet or blanket, and laid upon their backs in a pond... | |
 | 1853 - 792 sider
...James in his Demonolnyir. The hands and feet of the suspected persons were tied together crosswise, the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot, and rice n-rsa. They were then wrapped up in a large sheet or blanket, and laid upon their backs in a pond... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1864 - 334 sider
...tried in this fashion : — " The hands and feet of the suspected persons were tied together crosswise, the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot, and vice versa. They were then wrapped up in a large sheet or blanket, and laid upon their backs in a pond... | |
 | Joseph Olcott Goodwin - 1879 - 264 sider
...the water-trial and other fanatical tests which were tried upon the accused. One " method was to tie the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot, and draw the victims through a horse-pond. If they floated, they were witches ; if they sank, they were... | |
 | Wellington College Natural Science Society - 1891 - 606 sider
...means was that of floating or swimming. The hands and feet of the suspected person were tied crosswise, the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot and vice versa, and she was then wrapped in a sheet and laid on her back on a pond or river ; if she floated,... | |
 | James Emerson (of Willimansett, Mass.) - 1894 - 588 sider
....fames in his Demonoloyie. The hands and t'eet of the suspected persons was tied together crosswise, the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot, and vire versa. They were then wrapped up in a large sheet or blanket, and laid upon their backs in a pond... | |
 | May Alden Ward - 1897 - 304 sider
...whether there was a callous spot, which was supposed to be the devil's mark. His favorite test was to tie the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot, and drag the victims through a river or pond; if they floated, they were witches. His success was so great... | |
 | Boris Sidis - 1898 - 452 sider
...him was that of swimming. The hands and feet of the suspected persons were tied together crosswise, the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot, and the thumb of * The repetition of the Lord's Prayer and Creed was a sure test to discover the followers... | |
 | 1928 - 710 sider
...One test for witchcraft was the tying of the thumb of the left hand to the toe of the right foot, and the thumb of the right hand to the toe of the left foot, then wrapping the person in a blanket or sheet and laying him carefully on the surface of a river or... | |
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If they sank, their friends and relatives had the poor consolation of knowing they were innocent, but there was an end of them: if they floated, which, when laid carefully on the water was... 
