Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563 - 1736

Goodare, Julian; Yeoman, Louise; Martin, Lauren; Miller, Joyce

Case Details

C/EGD/1144 Bessie Hepburne

name of accused: Bessie Hepburne
designated title: no information
Accused Reference: A/EGD/1132
Case date start: 3/11/1629
Given case date: no information
Case commission: no information
case complaint: no information
case correspondence: no information
case chronicle: no information
other details: no information

characterisation

Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (primary characteristic)

Characterisation Notes: Implicated by Alexander Hamilton but no details of charges brought against her.

additional persons
name	involvement	notes
James Cockburn	Investigator
John Cockburn	Investigator
Patrick Brown	Investigator
James Batrum	Investigator

linked trials
name	trial type	link	year	notes
Bessie Hepburne	Local Court	T/JO/82	None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes: None

no information

Demonic pacts

no information

witches meetings

Notes: None

Meeting places

no information

musical instruments

no information

Folk culture

Notes: None

Counter strategies

no information

white magic

no information

Elf/fairy elements

no information

Shape-changing

no information

Ritual objects

no information

Religious motif

no information

Calendar customs

no information

Diseases or illness

Notes: None

Cause of witch's malice

no information

Other maleficia

Damage to property

no information

weather modification

no information

Notes: None

Other charges

no information

Notes: None

Plea

Claimed bewitched: no
Claimed possessed: no
Admitted lesser charges: no
No defence: no
Claimed natural causes: no
Notes: None
Case Notes: None

references
name	notes
RPC 2nd series, iii, p. 334,361-2, 515, 548.	Charts PC involvement ordering confronting, investigation and arrest.Hepburne complained to PC about unlawful arrest. After consideration and payment of bail she was ordered to be released and to appear later (no date or details) to answer the charges against her.
Process Notes JC26/9 item 9	Hammilton Document