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Witch test, Ordeal by Water, 16th Century

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Title: Witch test, Ordeal by Water, 16th Century

Caption: 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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Image size: 4612 × 3857 px | 50.9 MB

Print size: 39.0 × 32.7 cm | 1815.7 × 1518.5 in (300 dpi)

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