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/LA/1412 Barbara Scord Local Court 1616 Scalloway Shetland

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
2/10/1616
trial place
Castle

place of trial

settlement
Scalloway
parish
no information
presbytery
no information
county
Shetland
burgh
no information

verdict

verdict
Guilty
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
This was a Court of Justiciary of the Sheriffdom of Yetland, recorded in the Sheriff Court books.
persons associated with the trial
name title office occupation involvement witchpricker? notes
William Livingston Sir of Kilsyth None None Judge no Involved in cases in 1616 and 1621. Possible the same as LA/1717.
Robert Scollay None Procurator Fiscal None Prosecutor no Involved in trials in 1616 and 1629.

Post-trial phase

sentence
Execution
executed?
yes
execution date
no information
execution place
no information
execution method
Strangle & Burn
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