The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

By Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, January 2003


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Trial Details

T/JO/1000 Jonet Braidheid

Name of the accused
Jonet Braidheid
Associated case
C/EGD/1474 (10/7/1662)
Trial process type
Local Court

Pre-trial actions

commissions
commission body type date seal notes
Privy Council Justiciary 10/7/1662 None None
previous commissions
commission body date
no recorded prior commission
appeals
central authority reason appeal date
no recorded appeals
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
no recorded imprisonments
tortures
date of torture torture type
no recorded tortures
ordeals
date of ordeal ordeal type
no recorded ordeals
confessions
central trial confession date location notes
no 14/4/1662 Inshoch None

other information

Pre-trial notes
Commission issued after accused had confessed to some aspect of witchcraft but PC urged the commissioners not to use torture and to ensure that the accused are mentally and legally competent to stand trial.
watched?
no
watch date
no information
arrested?
no
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
0
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
No details
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
Bessie Wilson T/LA/1826 A/EGD/426
Margaret Wilsone T/LA/1825 A/EGD/425
Barbara Friece T/LA/1837 A/EGD/437
Bessie Friece T/LA/1827 A/EGD/427
Issobel Friece T/LA/1828 A/EGD/428
Elspeth Makhomie T/LA/1829 A/EGD/429
Archibald Man T/LA/1831 A/EGD/431
Mariorie Man T/LA/1830 A/EGD/430
Bessie Hay T/LA/1832 A/EGD/432
Mariorie Taylor T/LA/1833 A/EGD/433
John Taylor T/LA/1863 A/LA/3077
Elspet Nishie T/LA/1834 A/EGD/434
Elspeth Makbeith T/LA/1835 A/EGD/435
Janet Burnet T/LA/1836 A/EGD/436
Margaret Brodie T/LA/1838 A/EGD/438
Agnes Grant T/LA/1839 A/EGD/439
Walter Ledy T/LA/1840 A/EGD/440
Margaret Hucheons T/LA/1841 A/EGD/441
Bessie Hutcheons T/LA/1842 A/EGD/442
Elspet Falconer T/LA/1843 A/EGD/443
Bessie Young T/LA/1844 A/EGD/444
Issobel Nicoll T/LA/1845 A/EGD/445
Alexander Bell T/LA/1846 A/EGD/446
Bessie Peterkin T/LA/1847 A/EGD/447
Janet Smith T/LA/1848 A/EGD/448
Agnes Brodie T/LA/1849 A/EGD/449
Elsept Gilbert T/LA/1850 A/EGD/450
Allexander Ledy T/LA/1851 A/EGD/451
Margaret Kyllie T/LA/1852 A/EGD/452
Mariorie Dunbar T/LA/1853 A/EGD/453
Janet Man T/LA/1854 A/EGD/454
Allexander Sheipheard T/LA/1855 A/EGD/455
Grisall Sinklar T/LA/1856 A/EGD/456
John Robertson T/LA/1857 A/EGD/457
Elspet Laird T/LA/1858 A/EGD/458
Janet Finlay T/LA/1859 A/EGD/459
Allexander Elder T/LA/1860 A/EGD/460
Elspet Chisolme T/LA/1861 A/EGD/461
Agnes Torrie T/LA/1862 A/EGD/462
Helen Inglis T/LA/1866 A/EGD/464
Keathren Sowter T/LA/1864 A/EGD/465
John Young T/LA/1865 A/LA/3078

Mentioned as a witch

mentioned as a witch
type name mention date fate linked trialdate trial link notes
no mentions