Trial Details
T/LA/1296 Margaret Tailyeor
- Name of the accused
- Margaret Tailyeor
- Associated case
- C/EGD/294 (3/9/1658)
- Trial process type
- Mixed Central/Local Court
| associated trials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| no recorded trials | ||||
Pre-trial actions
| commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | type | date | seal | notes |
| no recorded commission | ||||
| previous commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | date | |||
| no recorded prior commission | ||||
| appeals | ||
|---|---|---|
| central authority | reason | appeal date |
| letter to be sent to civil authorities | 6/1658 | |
| complaints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | date of complaint | lodged at | appeal date | complainent | involvement |
| no recorded complaints | |||||
| move to higher legal authority | |
|---|---|
| moved to | date of move |
| no recorded move to higher legal authority | |
| denunciations | |
|---|---|
| denuncation date | dated |
| no recorded denunciations | |
| imprisonments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incarceration date | central trial imprison | prison | location | moving |
| 6/1658 | no | None | Alloa | no |
| tortures | |
|---|---|
| date of torture | torture type |
| 6/1658 | Burning feet |
| ordeals | |
|---|---|
| date of ordeal | ordeal type |
| no recorded ordeals | |
| confessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| central trial confession | date | location | notes |
| no | 23/6/1658 | Alloa | None |
| no | 6/1658 | Alloa | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- Questioned by the presbytery and elders. Confessed to several points of witchcraft and named several others. Later claimed that James Lindsay told her to name others so she would live. Claimed she was tortured with hot stones. On 19/7/1658 the JPs investigated allegations of extrajudicial torture and burning with hot stones. They did nothing.
- watched?
- no
- watch date
- no information
- arrested?
- yes
- arrest date
- no information
- fled?
- no
- date absconded
- no information
- action dropped?
- no
- action dropped date
- no information
- action dropped by
- no information
- trial action body
- no information
- confronting suspects?
- no
Trial phase
- trial date
- no information
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- no information
- county
- no information
- burgh
- no information
verdict
- verdict
- no information
- defence
- no
- female accusers
- 0
- male accusers
- 15
- recorded as high status?
- no
- order for central judiciary trial
- no
- judiciary trial date
- no information
- circuit court (mixed central and local)
- no
- circuit name
- no information
- local court with central representatives
- no
- trial notes
- Assize ordered to go to Edinburgh for 3/8/1658 for trial of Alloway/Alloa witches, (I don't think the trial happened there?) Statements taken before the presbytery on 22/7/1658. Listed on a high court index for 3/9/1658. Not sure where she was tried.
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| no recorded additional persons | ||||||
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- no information
- executed?
- no
- execution date
- no information
- execution place
- no information
- execution method
- no information
- post trial notes
- None
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| Kathrin Black | T/JO/1482 | A/EGD/288 |
| Margaret Duchill | T/JO/1471 | A/EGD/286 |
| Jonet Black | T/JO/1478 | A/EGD/282 |
| Barbara Erskyne | T/JO/1479 | A/EGD/344 |
| Isobell (Elspeth) Crockett | T/JO/1480 | A/EGD/1365 |
| Kathrine Remy | T/JO/1475 | A/EGD/280 |
| Bessie Paton | T/JO/1476 | A/EGD/281 |
| Kathrine Kay | T/JO/1484 | A/JO/2949 |
| James Kirk | T/JO/1481 | A/EGD/346 |
| Jonet Black | T/JO/1478 | A/EGD/282 |
| Janet Millar | T/JO/1486 | A/EGD/296 |
| Jonet Paterson | T/LA/1610 | A/LA/2993 |
| Janet Reid | T/LA/1611 | A/EGD/276 |
| James Hudstoun | T/LA/1612 | A/EGD/278 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||