Trial Details
T/LA/798 John Philip
- Name of the accused
- John Philip
- Associated case
- C/EGD/1258 (22/2/1631)
- Trial process type
- 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 |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 8/9/1630 | 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 | 22/2/1631 | Banff | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- He was bound by the kiirk session to use charming. Evidence of pretrial litigation that he did not follow. He fled from the minister. He was already banished for his charming from Fintray, P…., Ellon, Abirchirdour, Auchterless.
- watched?
- no
- watch date
- no information
- arrested?
- no
- arrest date
- no information
- fled?
- yes
- date absconded
- 1630
- 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
- 22/2/1631
- trial place
- Courthouse
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- P/ST/510
- presbytery
- Banff
- county
- Banff
- burgh
- Banff
verdict
- verdict
- Guilty
- defence
- no
- female accusers
- 13
- male accusers
- 23
- 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
- They assize left the manner of death up to the judges.
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| James Deskford | Lord | None | None | Judge | no | Involved in case/trial in 1631. |
| Robert Wilson | of Brankanhillis | Sheriff Depute | None | Judge | no | Involved in case/trial in1631. ?Brackenhills |
| John Abernethy | of Torax | None | None | Chancellor | no | North east area. Involved in trial in 1631. |
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- Execution
- executed?
- yes
- execution date
- no information
- execution place
- no information
- execution method
- Strangle & Burn
- 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 | ||||||