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feralseraph

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Jul 11, 2006 20:53

I have to admit to being pretty weirded out by this article. The basic deal is that a woman convicted 300 years ago of witchcraft in Virginia was exonerated. Nice little fluff piece of news, whatever. But if you look at the entire article you catch the line "On July 10, 1706, Sherwood was dropped into the Lynnhaven River and floated ( Read more... )

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anonymous July 12 2006, 05:05:58 UTC

What I always heard was that if you floated you were a witch and were therefore hung. Some women floated because air would catch under their skirts. Basically you died either way. Not sure though.

pixienchantress July 12 2006, 05:06:55 UTC

BTW the above comment was mine. Oops. :)

anonymous July 12 2006, 05:53:19 UTC

But the thing was, documents indicate this woman wasn't hung. She lived until 80!

feralseraph July 12 2006, 05:53:51 UTC

Whoops, that was me. =)