The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

By Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, January 2003

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associated trials
trial reference accused trial type trial year trial place
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 Ordered to bring accused to Edinburgh after McLean peititoned about illegal imprisonment and torture
Privy Council Justiciary 10/7/1662 None Complaint from Chisholm about cost of transporting accused to Edinburgh, trial to be held locally
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
None no House Comer no
tortures
date of torture torture type
6/1662 Sleep Deprivation
6/1662 Burning feet
6/1662 Hanging by thumbs
6/1662 Whip
6/1662 Bound with ropes
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 and counter-petition from McLeans and Chisholms about illegal torture and imprisonment. McLean claimed that the Chisholms were trying to get land and property illegally. Reference to commission for execution of accused from 6/1662 but no documentary evidence. Chisholms complained that none of the McLeans appeared before the council to prosecute their complaints and so charges against the Chisholms appear to have been dropped.
watched?
yes
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