Trial Details
T/LA/172 Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell
- Name of the accused
- Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell
- Associated case
- C/EGD/124 (10/8/1593)
- Trial process type
- Central 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 |
| Privy Council | None | 25/6/1591 | None | proclamation against him |
| 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 |
| Unknown | None | None | |||
| 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 |
| 14/4/1591 | no | Castle | Edinburgh | no |
| 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
- His case was settled with a capitulation drawn up on 14/8/1593 by King James VI to forgive Bothwell and his associates and restore their property. There is a statement about why Richard Graham's testimony can't be taken in evidence against Bothwell. He was questioned about sending Niniane Chirnsyde, his servitor, to see Richard Graham.
- watched?
- no
- watch date
- no information
- arrested?
- no
- arrest date
- no information
- fled?
- no
- date absconded
- no information
- action dropped?
- yes
- action dropped date
- 7/9/1593
- action dropped by
- LA/181
- trial action body
- Committee of Estates
- confronting suspects?
- no
Trial phase
- trial date
- 10/8/1593
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- Edinburgh
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- no information
- county
- no information
- burgh
- no information
verdict
- verdict
- Not 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
- None
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| David MacGill | Mr | None | advocate | Prosecutor | no | Involved in cases in 1586, 1590-1, 1593, 1614 and 1628-9. |
| John Graham | Earl of Montrose | None | None | Chancellor | no | Involved in trial in 1593. |
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 |
| Rychard Grahame | T/LA/985 | A/LA/2793 |
| Agnes Sampsoune | T/LA/931 | A/EGD/52 |
| Donald Robinson | T/LA/992 | A/EGD/97 |
| Gelie Duncan | T/LA/970 | A/EGD/99 |
| Bessie Thompson | T/LA/969 | A/EGD/109 |
| Jonet Kennedy | T/LA/1645 | A/LA/3001 |
| Barbara Napier | T/LA/972 | A/EGD/92 |
| Ewfame Makcalzene | T/LA/971 | A/EGD/93 |
| Jonet Straton | T/LA/991 | A/EGD/96 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||