Trial Details
T/LA/53 Annas Erskine
- Name of the accused
- Annas Erskine
- Associated case
- C/EGD/153 (22/6/1614)
- Trial process type
- Mixed Central/Local Court
| associated trials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| T/LA/55 | Helen Erskine | Mixed Central/Local Court | 1614 | Edinburgh |
Pre-trial actions
| commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | type | date | seal | notes |
| Privy Council | Arrest | 1/12/1613 | signet | 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 recorded confessions | |||
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- Ordered to be arrested but no record if this was carried out.
- 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
- 22/6/1614
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- Edinburgh
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- no information
- county
- no information
- burgh
- no information
verdict
- verdict
- Guilty
- defence
- yes
- 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
- They were ordered to be tried by the Privy Council, but it doesn't seem to be a usual sitting of the High Court.
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| William Oliphant | Sir | Lord's Advocate | advocate | Prosecutor | no | Involved in trials in 1614, 1622 and 1623. |
| Thomas Wilson | Mr | None | advocate | Defence | no | Involved in trials in 1614. |
| David MacGill | Mr | None | advocate | Defence | no | Involved in cases in 1586, 1590-1, 1593, 1614 and 1628-9. |
| John Erskine | Mr | None | minister | Defence | no | Involved in trials in 1614. Minister 159201614, then transferred to Dun. |
| William Keith | Mr | None | None | Defence | no | Involved in trials in 1614. |
| Patrick Bruce | None | None | None | Defence | no | Involved in trials in 1614. |
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- Execution
- executed?
- yes
- execution date
- no information
- execution place
- Mercat Cross
- execution method
- Beheading
- post trial notes
- Her head was to be 'strucken' from her body
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| Robert Erskine | T/LA/1820 | A/EGD/141 |
| Jonet Irving | T/LA/227 | A/EGD/140 |
| George Kirk | T/LA/229 | A/EGD/861 |
| Gilbert Campbell | T/LA/230 | A/EGD/860 |
| Johnne Kirk | T/LA/228 | A/EGD/863 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||