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/1128 Issobell Hendersone

Name of the accused
Issobell Hendersone
Associated case
C/EGD/280 (6/4/1658)
Trial process type
Mixed Central/Local Court
associated trials
trial reference accused trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1129 Janet Steil Mixed Central/Local Court 1658 Ayr Ayr

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 None None None

other information

Pre-trial notes
The suspects were interrogated in their parishes, referred to the presbytery and then the JPs asked the presbytery to present the suspects to the JPs for trial.
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
6/4/1658
trial place
Tolbooth

place of trial

settlement
no information
parish
no information
presbytery
no information
county
Ayr
burgh
Ayr

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)
yes
circuit name
local court with central representatives
no
trial notes
The Justice of the Peace was to investigate and report back at the next court. Ayr Court list from 6/4/1658
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