The History of Witchcraft

Even during the period of the trials, people would sometimes take the law into their own hands to try and find the guilt of a witch. The idea that if you you suspect some one, you take her to a pool or a stream,. You tie her with ropes, and you put her into the water. If she if she floats, she's guilty because she's been rejected by god's baptismof waters. And if she sinks, she is innocent, but may drown. They're not official, and the evidence isn't recognized in court. But people did take theti theaw into their ownhands during the witch rus. Once the laws ware ascended, say, for example,