As my case demonstrates, they are now sometimes used for Inquisitional purposes, which certainly is a great perversion of their original intent.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
The suspected culprit might be subjected to this ordeal as part of the Inquisitional method to determine guilt.
"Four Arthurian Romances "Erec et Enide", "Cliges", "Yvain", and "Lancelot""
Chretien DeTroyes
If the question related to new measures of oppression, to the introduction of the Inquisitional tribunals, etc.
"The Revolt of The Netherlands, Book II."
Frederich Schiller