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TIL in 1475, A Jewish woman suspected of murdering Simon of Trent, refused to make a false confession under torture. Her ability to withstand torture led to suspicions of Witchcraft. As a counter-spell, The Bishop instructed her to be washed from head to toe with the urine of a virgin boy.

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