That was the sheriff in Salem I believe. They held him down and piled rocks on his chest so he would make a confession. "More weight." was the last thing he said before dying.
Gilles Corey in New England said that to the judge over three days, after being asked if he confessed to witchcraft. Catholic martyr Margaret Clitherow of York, England was executed via peine forte et dure.
That was the sheriff in Salem I believe. They held him down and piled rocks on his chest so he would make a confession. "More weight." was the last thing he said before dying.
It was Giles Cory. He was wealthy landowner and farmer.
Alpha af. 🥺
Gilles Corey in New England said that to the judge over three days, after being asked if he confessed to witchcraft. Catholic martyr Margaret Clitherow of York, England was executed via peine forte et dure.