Trial Details
T/LA/1820 Robert Erskine
- Name of the accused
- Robert Erskine
- Associated case
- C/EGD/152 (1/12/1613)
- 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 | 1613 | None | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- He was interrogated by the Privy Council until he confessed and named his sisters and others.
- 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
- 1/12/1613
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- no information
- county
- no information
- 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
- yes
- trial notes
- He was charged with witchcraft among other things, but executed for poisoning. I am not sure where he was tried, but I don't think it was the High Cour. His trial record was not in JC2, but he was prosecuted by the Lord Advocate. Lots of high status people on the assize.
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| James Durham | Mr of Duntarvie | None | None | Chancellor | no | Involved in trial in 1613. |
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- Execution
- executed?
- yes
- execution date
- no information
- execution place
- Mercat Cross
- execution method
- Beheading
- post trial notes
- His head was to be 'strucken' from his body.
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| George Kirk | T/LA/1823 | A/EGD/861 |
| Jonet Irving | T/LA/227 | A/EGD/140 |
| Johnne Kirk | T/LA/228 | A/EGD/863 |
| Annas Erskine | T/LA/53 | A/EGD/142 |
| Helen Erskine | T/LA/55 | A/EGD/859 |
| Issobell Erskine | T/LA/54 | A/EGD/143 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||