Trial Details
T/JO/1001 Issobell Gowdie
- Name of the accused
- Issobell Gowdie
- Associated case
- C/EGD/1558 (10/7/1662)
- Trial process type
- 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 |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 10/7/1643 | None | Commission issued but commissioners told not to use any torture etc. |
| 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 | 13/4/1662 | Auldearn | None |
| no | 3/5/1662 | Auldearn | None |
| no | 15/5/1662 | Auldearn | None |
| no | 27/5/1662 | Auldearn | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- Commission for trial but the accused was to be legally and mentally 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
- None
| 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 |
| Margaret Wilsone | T/LA/1825 | A/EGD/425 |
| Bessie Wilson | T/LA/1826 | A/EGD/426 |
| Bessie Hay | T/LA/1832 | A/EGD/432 |
| Elspet Nishie | T/LA/1834 | A/EGD/434 |
| Janet Burnet | T/LA/1836 | A/EGD/436 |
| Margaret Brodie | T/LA/1838 | A/EGD/438 |
| Issobel Nicoll | T/LA/1845 | A/EGD/445 |
| Margaret Kyllie | T/LA/1852 | A/EGD/452 |
| Janet Finlay | T/LA/1859 | A/EGD/459 |
| Allexander Elder | T/LA/1860 | A/EGD/460 |
| Elspet Chisolme | T/LA/1861 | A/EGD/461 |
| John Taylor | T/LA/1863 | A/LA/3077 |
| John Young | T/LA/1865 | A/LA/3078 |
| Issobel More | T/LA/1867 | A/LA/3079 |
| Meslie Hirdal | T/LA/1868 | A/LA/3080 |
| Barbara Ronald | T/LA/1869 | A/LA/3081 |
| Margaret Hasbein | T/LA/1870 | A/LA/3082 |
| Jean Martin | T/LA/1871 | A/LA/3083 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||