Trial Details
T/JO/203 Helene Frasser
- Name of the accused
- Helene Frasser
- Associated case
- C/EGD/2150 (25/4/1597)
- 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 | 2/2/1597 | signet | commission issued to provost and baillies of Aberdeen |
| 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 | 1597 | Foveran | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- None
- 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
- 21/4/1597
- 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
- 3
- male accusers
- 15
- 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
- Assize found her guilty in 'ane voice but contradiction' but also appears to have been acquitted by a majority verdict
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Sheriff depute | None | Prosecutor | no | Involved in 1597-8 cases in Aberdeen. |
| Alexander Cullen | Mr | bailie | None | Prosecutor | no | Involved in cases in 1597. |
| Alexander Udnye | of Auchlown | None | None | Prosecutor | no | Involved in case/trial in 1597. |
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- Execution
- executed?
- yes
- execution date
- 25/4/1597
- execution place
- no information
- execution method
- Burn
- post trial notes
- She may have been strangled but it does not specify. Burgh accounts list costs of execution.
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| Maly Skein | T/JO/1294 | A/EGD/2098 |
| Couper Vatsoune | T/JO/1295 | A/JO/2889 |
| Malye Fynnie | T/JO/1296 | A/EGD/2099 |
| Christane Hendersoune | T/JO/1297 | A/JO/2890 |
| Janet Ingram | T/JO/1544 | A/JO/2971 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||