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Answer 1: burnt or drowned. The US burnt them the UK threw them in ponds. If they floated they were really witches so were burnt - if they didn't float then they were not witches but sadly drowned. Nice people weren't we!
Answer 2:
By the left hand of the Christian god, a low IQ mob of lesser savages. Being burned alive is not fun, I imagine it hurts very much.
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∙ 12y agoin Salem the witches were punished by a hanging or death by burning them
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How were witches punished in the 17th century?
they were hanged , burned and swimming test
How many witches burned at stake at Salem trials?
None. In the Puritan society, withcraft was a capital crime, and tied to others, and therefore punishable by hanging, not burning.
What is the apostrophe of witches?
It should be witches'. Example: Witches' brooms
What is the Past participle of punished?
The past participle of "punished" is "punished."
What are a group witches called?
what are a group of witches called
How many witches were tried during the 1600's?
Witches were punished by being thrown in ditches with spell fish tied to their feet to make them swim away and drown. they were burned at the stake and hung. depending where you were, the punishments differed. in England, witches were hung and in the rest of Europe witches were burned.
Female witches are called?
there are called witches same goes for male witches.
Who was the book the witches based on?
witches
What is the word for a group of witches?
witches
What is the future tense of the word punished?
The future tense of the word punished is 'will have punished'.
What do you think about the Salem witch trials?
All trials of so called witches is caused by ignorance and superstition on the part of the perpetrators. There never has nor will there be witches. Witch trial were a farce. The so called witch had to be punished so that the minds of the superstitious might be put at rest. It is better for one person to die rather than have unrest in the community. Ignorance is a powerful tool for Satan to use.
How were witches killed in Shakespeare's time?
In Shakespeare's time, witches were commonly believed to be executed by hanging or burning at the stake. The belief was that they were in league with the Devil and practicing dark magic, so they were seen as a threat to society and punished with death.
