Trial Details
T/LA/808 Marion Mure
- Name of the accused
- Marion Mure
- Associated case
- C/EGD/1262 (23/2/1632)
- 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 |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 19/1/1632 | None | None |
| Privy Council | Arrest | 10/1/1631 | None | The minister of Leith requested a warrant for arrest because the bailies refused to arrest her without a warrant from the PC. The PC granted it. |
| Privy Council | Suspension of Justiciary | 9/2/1632 | None | The PC charged the bailies to deliver her to them for examination on Tuesday next. They discharged them of proceeding against her in the meantime by virtue of a previously granted commission. They called witnesses as well. |
| Privy Council | Investigation | 14/2/1632 | None | The Privy Council interviewed a doctor for evidence in her case. |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 14/2/1631 | None | they ordained the bailies of Leith to try her and report back on Tuesday next. |
| 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 |
| None | no | Tolbooth | Leith | no |
| 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 | None | Leith | None |
| no | 23/2/1632 | Leith | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- Apparently Mure is arguing that she was or is sick. Dr. Gellie testified that a neighbour of his named Mure asked him so see their aunt (presumably Marion). His diagnosis was 'hypocondriack distraction', he prescribed some medication, and left the case at that. The PC is taking a much more active role than usual, hearing witness testimony and appointing Edinburgh advocates to the commission. I am going with mixed central/local for that reason, even though the trial was held in Leith. The bailies reported back a guilty verdict and execution on 23/2/1632. The 19/1/1632 commission was renewed on 24/1/1632 with three Edinburgh advocates as the commissioners.
- watched?
- no
- watch date
- no information
- arrested?
- yes
- 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
- 23/2/1632
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- Leith
- parish
- P/ST/33
- presbytery
- no information
- county
- Edinburgh
- 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
- Edinburgh advocates were on the commission.
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| no recorded additional persons | ||||||
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- Execution
- executed?
- yes
- execution date
- no information
- execution place
- no information
- execution method
- no information
- post trial notes
- None
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| Marioun Lumisden | T/LA/811 | A/EGD/1251 |
| Helene Hamiltoun | T/LA/809 | A/EGD/1252 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||