The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

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


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Trial Details

T/LA/1122 Jonet Miller

Name of the accused
Jonet Miller
Associated case
C/EGD/785 (10/4/1658)
Trial process type
Mixed Central/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
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 4/1658 None None

other information

Pre-trial notes
Appears to have been investigated in 1656 by Dumfries presbytery. No details from Kirkcudbright as the presbytery records start too late, but no specific action taken/punishment.
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
9/4/1658
trial place
no information

place of trial

settlement
no information
parish
no information
presbytery
no information
county
Dumfries
burgh
no information

verdict

verdict
Guilty
defence
no
female accusers
4
male accusers
7
recorded as high status?
no
order for central judiciary trial
no
judiciary trial date
no information
circuit court (mixed central and local)
yes
circuit name
local court with central representatives
no
trial notes
7 men and 8 women testified in her draft dittay. She was mentioned in a Kirkcudbright Roll 1648.
persons associated with the trial
name title office occupation involvement witchpricker? notes
John Dalrymple of Waterside None None Chancellor no Involved in trials in 1658.

Post-trial phase

sentence
Execution
executed?
yes
execution date
5/1658
execution place
no information
execution method
Strangle & Burn
post trial notes
to be executed on the first Wednesday in May, between 2-4 in the ordinary place.
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