Trial Details
T/LA/154 Alison Wilson
- Name of the accused
- Alison Wilson
- Associated case
- C/EGD/1169 (9/12/1633)
- Trial process type
- Local Court
| associated trials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| T/LA/2101 | Elspeth Wilson | Local Court | no information | |
| T/LA/2103 | Agnes Alinschaw | Local Court | no information | |
Pre-trial actions
| commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | type | date | seal | notes |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 26/11/1633 | None | None |
| 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 |
| Archbishop | None |
| 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
- case reviewed by the Archbishop of St Andrews.
- 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
- 9/12/1633
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- P/ST/804
- 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 |
| Patrick Home | Sir of Ayton | None | None | Commissioner | no | Involved in cases in 1613, 1624, 1629-30, 1633-34 and 1642. He was summond to PC on a complaint from E. Bathgate and A. Pae for false arrest. The summons was witnessed by Mr George Home, minister of Ayton, and Mr George Ochterlony in Eymouth. (RPC 2nd S, v5 p. 572). He was also going to testify against E. Bathgate but was dissallowed. |
| Patrick Home | Sir of West Restoun | None | None | Commissioner | no | Involved in cases in 1629 and 1633-34. Possibly the same as LA/1738. |
| Alexander Lauder | Mr of Gunsgreen | None | None | Commissioner | no | Involved in cases in 1629 and 1633-4. |
| John Ramsay | Sir of Edington | Sheriff Depute | None | Commissioner | no | Involved in cases and trials in 1629 and 1633-4. ?related to David Ramsay of Edington LA/154. |
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 | ||||||