Trial Details
T/JO/984 Hectour McClean
- Name of the accused
- Hectour McClean
- Associated case
- C/EGD/1674 (4/9/1662)
- Trial process type
- Local Court
| associated trials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| T/JO/986 | Jonet McClean | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/987 | Margret McClean | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/988 | Ninian Coell | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/989 | Kathrin Ninian Ear Vic Ean Culleam | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/990 | Jonet Ninian Rory Mie | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/991 | Mary McFinley Vic Comes | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/992 | Kathrin Nyn Owan Vic Omnoch | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/993 | Mary Dollour | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/994 | Kathrin Nein Ferquhar McEan | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/995 | Gormyle Grant | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/996 | Mary Nein Goune Baike | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/997 | Ninian Dowie Vic Finley | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/998 | Cristian Neil Ferquhar Vic Ean Baik McNish | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/999 | Mary Muarn Vic Innish | Local Court | no information | |
Pre-trial actions
| commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | type | date | seal | notes |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 3/7/1662 | None | Commission to bring the accused to Edinburgh for trial after petition against the illegal imprisonment and torture |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 10/7/1662 | None | Commission order the accused to be kept in prison and to be tried locally after petition about the cost of transporting to Edinburgh |
| previous commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | date | |||
| privy council | 6/1662 | |||
| 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 |
| 7/1662 | no | Tolbooth | Inverness | 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
- Petition from Sir Rory Mclean about the illegal imprisonment and pursuit of his relatives. Reference to a previous commission (6/1662) for the execution of the accused but no documentary evidence. Council ordered the Chisholms to bring the accused to Edinburgh and to appear themselves to answer charges. 4/9/1662 petition by the Chisholms that the McLeans had not appeared at council to prosecute their accusations and so the charges about illegal imprisonment dropped.
- 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?
- 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
- No details
| 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 |
| no recorded named witches | ||
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||