Trial Details
T/LA/854 Agnes Stewart
- Name of the accused
- Agnes Stewart
- Associated case
- C/EGD/705 (27/3/1680)
- 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 |
| 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 |
| None | no | None | None | no |
| tortures | |
|---|---|
| date of torture | torture type |
| None | None |
| ordeals | |
|---|---|
| date of ordeal | ordeal type |
| no recorded ordeals | |
| confessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| central trial confession | date | location | notes |
| no | None | None | None |
| no | 27/11/1679 | Bo'ness | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- The procedure was going ahead locally, but the High Court and the commissions sent people out to investigate allegations of torture. The central representatives found evidence of torture (of several kinds), ordered all the suspects released, and cautioned for if new charges were brought.
- 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
- no information
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- no information
- county
- no information
- 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 |
| Jonet Colquhone | T/LA/1465 | A/LA/2934 |
| Bessie Gibb | T/LA/1456 | A/EGD/689 |
| Walter Anderson | T/LA/1469 | A/LA/2936 |
| Wife of Walte Anderson | T/LA/1470 | A/LA/2937 |
| Margaret Wood | T/LA/1471 | A/LA/2938 |
| Margaret Hammilton | T/LA/1461 | A/LA/2931 |
| Margaret Kincaid | T/LA/1472 | A/LA/2939 |
| Jonet Stewart | T/LA/1463 | A/LA/2932 |
| Grissel Croudie | T/LA/1464 | A/LA/2933 |
| Annaple Thomson | T/LA/1468 | A/EGD/1881 |
| William Craw | T/LA/1467 | A/EGD/1878 |
| Jean Ffoddin | T/LA/1473 | A/LA/2940 |
| Helen Trotton | T/LA/1474 | A/LA/2941 |
| Margaret Law | T/LA/1476 | A/LA/2943 |
| Elspeth Watson | T/LA/1475 | A/LA/2942 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||