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" If they floated they were guilty of the crime of witchcraft, but their sinking was a proof of their innocence. This method he pursued, till some gentlemen, indignant at his barbarity, tied his own thumbs and toes, as he had been accustomed to tie those... "
A Guide to the Town, Abbey and Antiquities of Bury St. Edmunds: With Brief ... - Page 42
by J. Deck - 1821 - 156 pages
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 20

John Britton - 1813 - 1036 pages
...and then throwing them into the water. If they floated they were guilty of the crime of witcheraft, but their sinking was a proof of their innocence,...barbarity, tied his own thumbs and toes, as he had H4 ' been been accustomed to tie those of other persons, and when pat into the water, he himself swam,...
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Suffolk, Or, Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and ...

Frederic Shoberl - 1818 - 480 pages
...when these failed, he had recourse to swimming them* which was done by tying their thumbs and great toes together, and then throwing them into the water....barbarity, tied his own thumbs and toes, as he had H 4 been been accustomed to tie those of other persons, and when put into the water, he himself swam,...
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England & Wales delineated, by T. Dugdale, assisted by W. Burnett ...

Thomas Dugdale - 1830 - 1078 pages
...when these failed, he had recourse to swimming them, which was done by tying their thumbs and great toes together, and then throwing them into the water....water, he himself swam, as many had done before him. By this expedient the country was soon cleared of him. Bury, however, witnessed another execution for...
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Curiosities of Great Britain: England & Wales Delineated ..., Volume 3

Thomas Dugdale - 1830 - 266 pages
...by tying their thumbs and great toes together, and then throwing them into the water. If they Boated they were guilty of the crime of witchcraft, but their...water, he himself swam, as many had done before him. By this expedient the country was soon cleared of him. Bury, however, witnessed another execution for...
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A topographical and historical description of the county of Suffolk

John Kirby - 1839 - 542 pages
...into the water ; if they sunk it was a proof of their innocence, but if they floated they were guilty. This method he pursued till some gentlemen indignant...when put into the water, he himself swam, as many others had done before him. By this expedient the country was cleared of him. Hudibras alludes to this...
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History, Gazetteer and Directory of Suffolk, and the Towns Near Its Borders ...

William White - 1844 - 770 pages
...toes together, and then throwing them into the water. If they floated, they were guilty of tincrime of witchcraft, but their sinking was a proof of their...other persons, and when put into the water, he himself «warn as many had done before him. By this expedient the country was soon cleared of him, and this...
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England & Wales delineated, by T. Dugdale, assisted by W. Burnett ...

Thomas Dugdale - 1854 - 562 pages
...and then throwing them into the water. If they floated they were guilty of the crime of withcraft, but their sinking was a proof of their innocence....water, he himself swam, as many had done before him. By this expedient the country was soon cleared of lira. Bury, however, witnessed another execution...
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Dugdale's England and Wales Delineated: H to Z

Thomas Dugdale - 1854 - 288 pages
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History, gazetteer, and directory, of Suffolk

William White - 1855 - 830 pages
...when these failed, he had recourse to swimming them, which was done by tying their thumbs and great toes together, and then throwing them into the water....at his barbarity, tied his own thumbs and toes, as ho had been accustomed to tie those of other persons, and when put into the water, he himself swam...
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Belgravia: A London Magazine, Volume 81

1893 - 478 pages
...floated they were guilty. It is satisfactory to know that at last he was hoist with his own petard. Some gentlemen, indignant at his barbarity, tied his own thumbs and toes together and threw him into the water, when he swam, thus proving himself to be a witch. By this expedient...
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