ordeal
91hot-water ordeal — In old English law, this was a test, in cases of accusation, by hot water; the party accused and suspected being appointed by the judge to put his arms up to the elbows in seething hot water, which, after sundry prayers and invocations, he did,… …
92cold water ordeal — The trial which was anciently used for the common sort of people, who, having a cord tied about them under their arms, were cast into a river; if they sank to the bottom until they were drawn up, which was in a very short time, then were they… …
93hot-water ordeal — In old English law, this was a test, in cases of accusation, by hot water; the party accused and suspected being appointed by the judge to put his arms up to the elbows in seething hot water, which, after sundry prayers and invocations, he did,… …
94fire ordeal — See trial by fire …
95hot iron ordeal — An ancient form of trial for crime …
96hot-water ordeal — An ancient form of trial for crime in which the defendant s arms were plunged into scalding hot water …
97iron ordeal — An ancient form of trial for crime wherein the prisoner was handed a hot iron which he carried in his hand for nine feet, whereupon his hand was bandaged and sealed to the iron and kept so for three nights. Then the bandages were removed. If the… …
98water ordeal — See trial by water …
99water-ordeal — …
100laredo — ordeal …