Trial Details
T/JO/615 Annabell Stewart
- Name of the accused
- Annabell Stewart
- Associated case
- C/EGD/1747 (4/4/1677)
- Trial process type
- Mixed Central/Local Court
| associated trials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| T/JO/614 | Jonet Mathie | Mixed Central/Local Court | 1677 | P/ST/1328 Renfrew Paisley |
| T/JO/618 | Bessie Weir | Mixed Central/Local Court | 1677 | P/ST/1328 Renfrew Paisley |
Pre-trial actions
| commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | type | date | seal | notes |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 18/1/1677 | signet | None |
| Privy Council | None | 4/4/1677 | None | order to be moved from Paisley to tolbooth in Glasgow |
| 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 |
| 1/1677 | no | Tolbooth | Paisley | no |
| 4/1677 | no | Tolbooth | Glasgow | 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 | 7/1/1677 | Pollok | None |
| no | 7/1/1677 | Paisley | None |
| no | 27/1/1677 | None | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- Commission for trial issued although suspect had already been imprisoned in Paisley. Later ordered to be moved to Glasgow. Archbishop was requested to recommend ministers to pray with the accused. The text of the commission is in JC10/4. The commission specified no use of torture.
- 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
- 14/2/1677
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- P/ST/1328
- presbytery
- Paisley
- county
- Renfrew
- burgh
- Paisley
verdict
- verdict
- Guilty
- defence
- no
- female accusers
- 0
- male accusers
- 7
- recorded as high status?
- yes
- 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
- yes
- trial notes
- Note in PC requested that any sentence passed would be delayed as she was underage. The judge in her trial commuted her sentence because whe was underage. 4/4/1677 note records that she had been found guilty but was moved to Glasgow from Paisley to receive spiritual guidance from ministers.
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| George Ross | Lord Ross | None | None | Judge | no | Involved in trials in 1677. |
| Robert Alexander | of Blackhouse | None | None | Prosecutor | no | Commissioner in 1662 and involved in cases in 1663 and 1677. Probably related to John Alexander LA/1122. |
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- Execution
- executed?
- no
- execution date
- no information
- execution place
- no information
- execution method
- no information
- post trial notes
- her sentence was commuted and she was not executed.
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| Marjory Craig | T/JO/619 | A/EGD/1727 |
| Margret Jackson | T/JO/617 | A/EGD/1729 |
| Bessie Weir | T/JO/618 | A/EGD/1728 |
| Jonet Mathie | T/JO/614 | A/EGD/1732 |
| Jon Stewart | T/JO/616 | A/EGD/1731 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| Known Witch | Catharin Mactargett | None | T/JO/595 | mentioned as having taught Catharin witchcraft | ||