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Old 08-17-2010, 09:08 AM   #449
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Originally Posted by GeoffC View Post
If you chose witchcraft, is your choice to be tried by water .....

Float and you're guilty, sink and you'll drown ...

[Watched an episode of Cadfael last night where the guilty thief floats and has a hand removed, but the same trial was used for witches!]
A local road in our area is named in honor of a woman who was convicted here of witchcraft in 1706. Her name was Grace Sherwood, and the name of the road is "Witchduck Road" in Virginia Beach. She survived dunking in Lynnhaven River, thus proving her guilt, but she wasn't put to death. Instead, she spent several years in jail. Ms. Sherwood was eventually released and returned to the farm she shared with her sons.

Some info can be found at this link, but there's much more out there on the subject if you're willing to search:

http://www.virginiabeach.com/article...witchduck-road

Reminds me of a quote by Mark Twain, which I suppose I'll post in lieu of the quote I had already lined up or today.
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