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Page 127
... persons suspected for witches , and so cast them into the water , in order to making a discovery of their innocen- cy or guiltiness ; so that if they keep above the water , they shall be deemed as confederate with the devil ; but if ...
... persons suspected for witches , and so cast them into the water , in order to making a discovery of their innocen- cy or guiltiness ; so that if they keep above the water , they shall be deemed as confederate with the devil ; but if ...
Page 128
... persons being often brought to this probation by water , did at one time swim and another time sink ; and this difference has sometimes happened according to the different persons making the experiment upon them ; in which respect one ...
... persons being often brought to this probation by water , did at one time swim and another time sink ; and this difference has sometimes happened according to the different persons making the experiment upon them ; in which respect one ...
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... persons to confirm them in it : but then they took one thing more for granted , where- in ' tis now as generally thought they went out of the way . The afflicted people vehemently accused several persons in several places that the ...
... persons to confirm them in it : but then they took one thing more for granted , where- in ' tis now as generally thought they went out of the way . The afflicted people vehemently accused several persons in several places that the ...
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