Living so close to Salem, MA, USA, famous for it's witch trials and executions in 1692 and 1693, some guys I knew were intrigued by the idea of re-creating the trials and examinations, if not the executions, in our own backyard. In practice this meant the backyard of the Harrington's estate next door, it being possessed of lots of space and assorted out buildings, including one we called the cave. Forthwith my guy friends and various acquaintances, and a few strangers, anxious to be historically accurate, began studying up on to proceed.
Their primary source of information became "A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718" by Wallace Notestein. I'd give a website but that is not allowed by Literotica rules. It describes the establishment of an office known as witchfinder-general whose duties were, logically enough, to find witches. I quote: "[T]he methods which the witchfinder-general used are illuminating. Four searchers were appointed for the county... In what Town soever ... there be any person or persons suspected to be witch or Witches, thither they send for two or all of the said searchers, who take the partie or parties so suspected into a Roome and strip her starke naked."
Where upon her body would be examined for the presence of certain marks which indicated intercourse (using the term very broadly) with the devil. "[T]he proof drawn from these marks was deemed of the first importance... No artist has yet dared to paint the picture of the gloating inquisitors grouped around their naked and trembling victim, a scene that was to be enacted in many a witch trial. And it is well, for the scene would be too repellent and brutal for reproduction." Not to mention what followed, for the witch was then further examined, using an assortment of methods, e.g. the familiar process of tying her up and throwing her in a nearby pond to see if she floated, in an attempt to extract a confession. Of course convicted witches were then executed, which sounded a little much for a re-creation, but it seemed was decided enough historical information was in hand to proceed with everything short of killing people off.