It's the Law on paper) by Angus McBride
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on the left an accused man might be given a "ursed morsel." He would have to swallow whole a piece of bread containing an irritant. It he choked, it was taken as a sign of his guilt. On the right, sometimes an offender would be pelted with stones by the crowd. If the crowd was well liked, they would mock the judges by throwing flowers;
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