{
  "name": "Peine forte et dure and the words More weight, one row per law, case or printing",
  "desc": "Nine dated laws, events and printings from 1219 to 1867, one row per item. Compiled by Hoax and Hindsight, 2026-11-06. License of this compilation: CC BY 4.0. Column sources: year, date_iso, date_note, event, source_level and qualifier = the source and page named in each row (James Bradley Thayer, A Preliminary Treatise on Evidence at the Common Law, Boston, 1898, pp. 74, 77-79; William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, 7th ed., vol. 4, Oxford, 1775, pp. 327-329; Diary of Samuel Sewall, vol. 1, Boston, 1878, p. 364; Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World, 1700, in S. G. Drake, ed., vol. 3, Roxbury, 1866, pp. 44-45 and 174-177; Charles W. Upham, Salem Witchcraft, vol. 2, Boston, 1867, pp. 339-340); the year 1850 is approximate, worked back from Drake's note. Facts from sources that do not permit reuse are not included in this file; see the article's Exhibits.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Hoax and Hindsight",
  "url": "https://hoaxandhindsight.com/trials/giles-corey/",
  "from": [
    "James Bradley Thayer, A Preliminary Treatise on Evidence at the Common Law (Boston, 1898); William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. 4 (Oxford, 1775); Diary of Samuel Sewall, vol. 1 (Boston, 1878); Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World (1700), in S. G. Drake, ed., vol. 3 (Roxbury, 1866); Charles W. Upham, Salem Witchcraft, vol. 2 (Boston, 1867)"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Hoax and Hindsight from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "James Bradley Thayer, A Preliminary Treatise on Evidence at the Common Law (Boston, 1898); William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. 4 (Oxford, 1775); Diary of Samuel Sewall, vol. 1 (Boston, 1878); Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World (1700), in S. G. Drake, ed., vol. 3 (Roxbury, 1866); Charles W. Upham, Salem Witchcraft, vol. 2 (Boston, 1867)"
  ]
}