Trial Details
T/LA/11 Alexander Hammiltoun
- Name of the accused
- Alexander Hammiltoun
- Associated case
- C/EGD/166 (22/1/1630)
- Trial process type
- Mentioned in a trial
| associated trials | ||||
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| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| no recorded trials | ||||
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 |
| 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 recorded confessions | |||
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
- 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
- None
| 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 |
| Known Witch | Bessie Duncan | None | T/JO/78 | She was tried locally with three other women. Hamilton named a group of nine women not all of whom were tried. | ||
| Known Witch | Katherine Kirktoun | None | T/JO/80 | She was tried locally with three other women. Hamilton named a group of nine women not all of whom were tried. | ||
| Known Witch | Katherine Lawder | None | T/JO/81 | She was tried locally with three other women. Hamilton named a group of nine women not all of whom were tried. | ||
| Known Witch | Alesoun Carrick | None | T/JO/79 | She was tried locally with three other women. Hamilton named a group of nine women not all of whom were tried. | ||
| Known Witch | Bessie Hepburne | None | T/JO/82 | She was included in a group of nine women named by Hamilton. She appealed against her imprisonment and was released although there may have been a later trial which does not appear in RPC. | ||
| Known Witch | Margaret Mitchell | None | T/JO/86 | She was included in a group of nine women named by Hamilton. There is no record of trial in RPC. | ||
| Known Witch | Bessie Lawder | None | T/JO/87 | She was included in a group of nine women named by Hamilton. There is no record of trial in RPC. | ||
| Known Witch | Agnes Sinclare | None | T/JO/88 | She was included in a group of nine women named by Hamilton. There is no record of trial in RPC. | ||
| Known Witch | Margaret Alexander | None | T/JO/89 | She was included in a group of nine women named by Hamilton. There is no record of trial in RPC and there is a mention of her death in the presbytery minutes. | ||
| None | John Smith | None | T/LA/99 | None | ||
| Denounced | Cristiane Wilsoune | None | T/LA/142 | None | ||
| Denounced | Jonet Wilson | None | T/LA/1281 | None | ||
| Denounced | Barbara Flint | None | T/LA/146 | None | ||
| Denounced | Margaret Loche | None | T/LA/645 | None | ||
| Denounced | John Smith | None | T/LA/99 | None | ||
| Accomplice | Katharine Oswald | None | T/LA/10 | He was tried later | ||