Trial Details
T/JO/1298 Andro Man
- Name of the accused
- Andro Man
- Associated case
- C/EGD/2172 (20/1/1598)
- 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 |
| Royal Commision - Unknown Origin | Justiciary | 23/12/1597 | None | The dittay notes that the commission had been issued from Holyroodhouse. |
| 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 |
| 1/1598 | no | None | Aberdeen | no |
| 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 | 21/10/1597 | None | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- Man appears to have confronted Jonet Leisk and identified her as a witch.
- 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?
- yes
Trial phase
- trial date
- 20/1/1598
- trial place
- Tolbooth
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- Aberdeen
- county
- Aberdeen
- burgh
- Aberdeen
verdict
- verdict
- Guilty
- 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 |
| Alexander Chalmer | None | provost | None | Prosecutor | no | Involved in Andro Man case and others in 1597-8.. |
| Thomas Leslie | None | bailie | None | Prosecutor | no | Involved in Andro Man case in 1598. |
| Peter Blackburn | Mr | Bishop | minister | Prosecutor | no | Bishop of Aberdeen in 1587. Involved in cases in 1590, 1597-8 and 1613. |
| Robert Howie | Mr | None | minister | Prosecutor | no | Involved in Andro Man case in 1597-8. Minister at Aberdeen (3rd charge) 1591-1598. Transferred to Dundee. Was also principal of Marischal College. |
| James Stewart | None | None | None | Chancellor | no | Chancellor in Aberdeen trials in 1597. |
| Hucheon Rose | of Kilravock | dempster of the court | None | Clerk | no | Is this the Hugo Rose of Kilravock, commissioner in 1577? Involved in cases and trial in 1578, 1590 and 1630. It is likely given the date range that there were two different Hucheon or Hugo Rose - the later one may be a son. |
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 |
| Maige Saythe | T/JO/1299 | A/EGD/2112 |
| Unknown Moress | T/JO/1302 | A/JO/2892 |
| Wyf of Moress | T/JO/1301 | A/JO/2891 |
| Unknown Gray | T/JO/1550 | A/JO/2977 |
| Elspet Graye | T/JO/1551 | A/EGD/2115 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||