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/321 Margaret Allan

Name of the accused
Margaret Allan
Associated case
C/EGD/411 (14/11/1661)
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
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
15/8/1661, she denied that she confessed or did any malifice. 20/8/1661 she appeared in High Court, trial was set for 27/8/1661. The trial was reset for 10/9/1661. Bannatyne ordered to pay her maintenance. A dittay from 14/11/1661 survives.
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
14/11/1661
trial place
no information

place of trial

settlement
Edinburgh
parish
no information
presbytery
no information
county
no information
burgh
no information

verdict

verdict
no information
defence
no
female accusers
2
male accusers
7
recorded as high status?
no
order for central judiciary trial
yes
judiciary trial date
no information
circuit court (mixed central and local)
no
circuit name
no information
local court with central representatives
no
trial notes
The prosecutor agreed to drop the prosecution if Allan agreed to be on 'good behaviour' and to never enter the bounds of Newhall again.
persons associated with the trial
name title office occupation involvement witchpricker? notes
James Bannatyne of Newhall None None Prosecutor no Involved in 1661.