One method was the use of spectral evidence, which was drawn upon quite often. This was the claim that an evil spirit of the supposed witch visited the afflicted. A few even claimed that it was the Devil’s doing, meaning that he or she would take corporeal form. Some argued that the Devil could have done this with someone’s permission and some argued that the Devil could have done this without, which would favor the defendant. However the court recognized that this could only be done with the permission of the witch.
Another method was “the witch cake.” The aunt of one of the afflicted girls ordered a rye cake with the urine of one of the girl’s on it to be made and fed to a dog. Several thought that when the dog would eat this, latent particles that had been transferred to one of the girls by a witch would be chewed, forcing the witch to cry out in pain, revealing their identity. This of course was a false belief, and was soon to be recognized as a mistake. One last method used, was the touch test. In this test, the accused would have to rest his or her hand upon the afflicted, and if the test was successful, the evil magic that had been sent over by the witch would return to his or her body, thus curing the