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Why the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guilt.
How could an ordeal-
administering priest make boiling water innocuous to an innocent defendant’s flesh? By making sure that it wasn’t actually boiling.
Why the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guilt.
How could an ordeal-
administering priest make boiling water innocuous to an innocent defendant’s flesh? By making sure that it wasn’t actually boiling.