Trial Details
T/JO/1306 Jonat Leisk
- Name of the accused
- Jonat Leisk
- Associated case
- C/EGD/2174 (21/11/1597)
- Trial process type
- Local Court
| associated trials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| T/JO/1307 | Gilbert Fidlar | Local Court | 1597 | Aberdeen Aberdeen |
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 |
| 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 |
| 11/1597 | 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 recorded confessions | |||
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- Appears to have been taken to Aberdeen to be warded. Her son tried to bribe her release in return for gold and silver. Would appear to have been released as the charges against her were not proven and she was acquitted.
- 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?
- yes
Trial phase
- trial date
- 21/11/1597
- trial place
- Tolbooth
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- Aberdeen
- county
- Aberdeen
- burgh
- Aberdeen
verdict
- verdict
- Not Guilty
- defence
- yes
- female accusers
- 0
- male accusers
- 6
- 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
- The accused was acquitted and the pursuers (Crukshanks) were banned from taking the matter any further. Also the Crukshanks were reassured that none of the Leisks or the other families would trouble them.
| 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 | Mr | Sheriff depute | None | Sheriff-depute | no | Involved in 1597-8 cases in Aberdeen. |
| George Cruickshank | None | None | None | Complainer | no | Complainer in Aberdeen cases in 1597. |
| Patrick Cruickshank | None | None | None | Complainer | no | Accuser in Aberdeen in 1597. |
| Robert Gairdyne | None | None | None | Chancellor | no | Chancellor in Aberdeen trials in 1597. |
| Alexander Leysk | None | None | None | Defence | no | Defence in Aberdeen cases from 1597. Possibly the same as JO/1235 although he was chancellor of assize so probably not. |
| Patrick Leysk | None | None | None | Defence | no | Defence in Aberdeen cases from 1597. |
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 |
| Andro Man | T/JO/1298 | A/EGD/2117 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||