The constellation
H226 Ordeal by balance. Defendant is weighed twice. He must be lighter second time
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- Ordeal by fire. Suspected person must pass through or jump over fire to determine guilt or innocence · H221 entry
- Ordeal by water. Guilt or innocence shown by ability to swim · H222 entry
- Ordeal by poison · H223 entry
- Ordeal by crocodiles (snakes). Judgment depends on whether person is devoured or rejected by crocodiles · H224 entry
- Ordeal by rope-walking · H225 entry
- Ordeal: carrying murdered man's blood. Must not spill it · H227 entry
- Ordeal by creeping under a sod partially detached from the earth without its falling down · H228 entry
- Ordeal by bread and cheese. Declaration: if I am not innocent may I choke on bread and cheese · H232 entry
- Ordeal: taking stone out of bucket. Color indicates guilt or innocence · H233 entry
- Scales test: weighing witch against Bible · H234 entry