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/400 Jonnet Matheson

Name of the accused
Jonnet Matheson
Associated case
C/EGD/1604 (16/7/1661)
Trial process type
Local Court
associated trials
trial reference accused trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/428 Margaret Watson Local Court no information
T/JO/429 Margaret Reid Local Court no information Edinburgh
T/JO/430 Jonnet Nidrie Local Court no information
T/JO/432 Agnes Bowie Local Court no information Edinburgh
T/LA/309 Bessie Wilson Central Court 1661 Edinburgh
T/LA/398 Cristine Bell Local Court 1661 Gilmerton
T/LA/399 Agnes Brown Local Court 1661 Gilmerton P/ST/1136 Edinburgh
T/LA/401 Gilbert Wynd Local Court 1661 Gilmerton P/ST/391 Edinburgh

Pre-trial actions

commissions
commission body type date seal notes
Parliamentary Justiciary 26/6/1661 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
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 16/7/1661 Gilmerton None

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?
yes

Trial phase

trial date
16/7/1661
trial place
no information

place of trial

settlement
Gilmerton
parish
P/ST/1136
presbytery
no information
county
Edinburgh
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
no recorded additional persons

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