The Strappado already has been described and used for the in

The Strappado already has been described and used for the interrogation of witches in the early 15th century, where this method of witch-torment was one of the most simple, but also most painful methods. The arms of the witch were tied behind her back or front, then a long rope is tied to her wrists, leading over a hook at the dungeons ceiling. Then the witch was made hanging in pain caused by her own weight...