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They attached a heavy rock to your leg and then threw you in a lake. If you floated, you were a witch and if you sank then you weren't a witch. You die either way!!!
They would poke your mole/blemish with a needle and if you couldn't feel the prick you were a witch. The examiners often used secretly dulled needles to be sure to get the witch convicted.
Then there is the touch test. If the victim of witchcraft was having a fit, and the witch touched the victim, the victim's fit would stop because touching your victim was the same as showing sympathy and causing the curse to return to the witch. The accused was often blindfolded, and the 'victim' was probably faking it.
And the witch cake. I don't remember all the details, but something with making a cake with the pee of the victim and feeding it to a dog would hurt the witch, and then they knew who the witch was. Some court didn't want to use it, because it was against god, since it was 'white' magic.
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∙ 12y agoIn earlier ages, there was no formally established way to try witches, so many local superstitions were used instead. Witches were sometimes placed on water, based on the assumption that only a witch would remain floating on the surface. The suspect's body could also be examined for deformities or patches of skin insensitive to pricking with a sharp instrument, which would indicate a "devil's mark". They could also be tried by placing them on a large balance with a Bible on the other end. A prayer was then offered asking God to tip the balance so The Bible was heavier than the person if they were truly a witch.
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∙ 10y agothe thing is, they didn't really. During the 16th and 17th centuries any woman who was a strange or new healing was a witch. Many women died at the hands of "witch hunters" who weren't even witches.
Most witch hunters weren't even doing it to "rid the world of evil" as they called it. Witch hunters would receive a "payment" from the witch for bringing her to justice. Her possessions were sold of to "pay" for her torture and execution, and also to pay the witch hunter.
So as you can imagine, any girl or woman who was unlucky enough was labeled a witch.
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∙ 13y agoThere were a couple of methods for discovering witches. The people that were accused were generally the elderly or widows. They would look to see whether or not the person had pets, particularly cats in order to accuse them. Once the person was accused, they went through a "trial" in which they and in some cases there family were tortured. They would be put through tests such as drowning them, and if they died during them, they would be disproved as a witch.
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∙ 15y agoThe colonist would catch the witches performing witch craft.
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How scientific were the tests they used back in the Salem witch trials to tell if someone was a witch?
The tests were in no way scientific
What tests were given to prove someone was a witch?
buy floating them if they float then that mean that she is a witch if they sink she innocent
How did they know if someone really was a witch?
No one was. The tests were nonsense.
What tests are there to see if someone is a witch?
they would drown them and if they floated they were a witchand they were going to die but if they sank they weren't a witch but they were dead anyway
When did the last dunking take place during the Salem witch trials?
The accused in Salem were not subjected to European-style witch tests. That includes dunking.
Why did Matthew Hopkins kill over 300 women?
He was a 'witch hunter'. He designed tests to find out if women were witches or not, but most, if not all of his tests led to death either way. This meant that whoever was accused of being a witch, no matter how stupid the reason, the were killed in whatever test the 'witch hunter' chose to use.
How did people 'prove' that you were a witch back in the time?
Basically, by killing them. One test they used to determine wether someone was a witch or not was to tie up the accused person to a chair, and throw them into a body of water. If the person was a witch, they would free themselves and escape death. If not (which was invariably the case), they would drown. Most tests were like this; if they're a witch, they'll survive this for sure death sentence; if not, they're not a witch and they'll die. EDIT: There was no way to prove an accused witch's innocence in Salem. Witch tests like those detailed above were considered barbaric and the evidence of witchcraft and nonexistance of such were used to decide by the judges to decide on a verdict.
Witch drug testing company products are harder to pass?
hair tests are always the hardest to pass. Mouth swabs are usually the easiest.
What happened at a witch trial?
In the end of the 17th century over 150 citizens were accused, for witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts, arrested and imprisoned. In the following trials that took place in various places 29 persons were convicted and 19 were hanged. One of the places that the trials took place was Salem town and the whole issue became history under the name of "The Salem Witch Trials"Salam Massachusetts
What was the method of execution for convicted witches in the Salem witch trials?
the accusers would strip the man or woman and observe their body, looking for any unusual mole or freckle. This could be enough to make you a witch. Also, they would strip the man or woman, tie them up, and throw them in a body of water. If you sank, you weren't a witch, if you floated you were a witch. Either way, you were doomed. EDIT: Great explanation. It would be perfect if the question was about European witch hunts and witch tests. During the Salem Witch Trials, the convicted "witches" were hanged.
What is the singular possessive for witch?
witch's The witch's cat died last night.
How do you know or fined out that your a witch?
To be a witch or not be a witch is up to you. Anybody can become a witch, no one is born a witch. If you have learnt and practice Witchcraft, then you are a witch.
