Witches
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Many people were accused for being witches in the Medieval times. At one point the people accused for being a witch were just hung or burned to death. One test for witchcraft was called 'swim the witch', the person accused would have their left hand tied to their right leg and their right hand tied to their left leg. If they would drown then they were innocent and have a Christian burial, but if they stayed afloat then they would be guilty and be executed. Another test for witchcraft was poking them with a needle, if they didn't bleed they would be accused of being a witch and if they bled then they would be innocent. Also another test was to keep them awake to see if they would own up. The accused person would be walked back and forth all day and whipped so they would confess. Even if that person was innocent they would be so tired they would say anything.