Eight of the most common crimes in the medieval era include:
Some of their punishments include:
When some one was accused of something, the king gave them a test to
see if they're guilty.
Here are some:
Their hand was bandaged and in tree days they had to come back.
If the wound had started to heal then they were fine but if it
hadn't, then they were guilty.
2. ordeal by water
They had their hands and feet tied together a were throw into water.
If they sank they were innocent but if they floated they were not.
3. ordeal by combat
Noblemen would fight with the 'guilty'. The winner of the
battle would be considered in the right.
- vagrancy
- smuggling
- heresy
- theft
- murder
- Treason
- rebellion
- fraud
Some of their punishments include:
- hanging
- execution
- Publicly tortured
- The stocks
- imprisoned
- Utter Humiliation
When some one was accused of something, the king gave them a test to
see if they're guilty.
Here are some:
- ordeal by fire
Their hand was bandaged and in tree days they had to come back.
If the wound had started to heal then they were fine but if it
hadn't, then they were guilty.
2. ordeal by water
They had their hands and feet tied together a were throw into water.
If they sank they were innocent but if they floated they were not.
3. ordeal by combat
Noblemen would fight with the 'guilty'. The winner of the
battle would be considered in the right.