Trial Details
T/LA/934 Agnes Sampsoune
- Name of the accused
- Agnes Sampsoune
- Associated case
- C/EGD/63 (28/1/1591)
- Trial process type
- Central 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 |
| 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 |
| yes | 27/1/1591 | Edinburgh | None |
| no | None | None | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- Mega-confession where she denied the demonic elements and confessed to folk healing. She denied all the North Berwick stuff, but eventually confessed to it, the questioning took place over a week, but the document is not in good condition and the date is destroyed. She was confronted with other suspects on the 15 January but can't read the year, probably 1591. She was confronted with Gellie Duncan and Jonat Campbel.
- 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
- 21/1/1591
- 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
- no
- female accusers
- 0
- male accusers
- 0
- recorded as high status?
- yes
- 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
- described as convicted by an assize and 'brint' 28/1/1591 in calendar of State papers.
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| David MacGill | Mr | None | advocate | Prosecutor | no | Involved in cases in 1586, 1590-1, 1593, 1614 and 1628-9. |
| William White | None | None | None | Chancellor | no | Involved in Agnes Sampson trial in 1591. Name spelt Quhyte in records. |
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- Execution
- executed?
- yes
- execution date
- 28/1/1591
- execution place
- Castle Hill
- execution method
- Strangle & Burn
- post trial notes
- The date was given in Calendar of State Papers.
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| Nicol Murray | T/LA/984 | A/LA/2792 |
| wife of Nicoll Murray | T/LA/936 | A/EGD/53 |
| Rychard Grahame | T/LA/985 | A/LA/2793 |
| Gelie Duncan | T/LA/970 | A/EGD/99 |
| Bessie Robsoun | T/LA/975 | A/LA/2784 |
| Jokkie Gray-meill | T/LA/974 | A/LA/2783 |
| Jonet Gaw | T/LA/937 | A/EGD/54 |
| Ersche Marioun Unknown | T/LA/883 | A/EGD/135 |
| Unknown Unknown | T/LA/988 | A/EGD/60 |
| Meg Bogtoun | T/LA/944 | A/EGD/64 |
| Katherene Wallace | T/LA/945 | A/EGD/65 |
| Marioun Linkup | T/LA/933 | A/LA/2779 |
| unknown Linkup | T/LA/935 | A/LA/2780 |
| Janet Campbell | T/LA/943 | A/EGD/63 |
| Meg Dun | T/LA/987 | A/EGD/90 |
| unknown Stobbeis | T/LA/977 | A/LA/2786 |
| unknown Stobbeis | T/LA/976 | A/LA/2785 |
| Beigis Tod | T/LA/51 | A/EGD/136 |
| Ewfame Makcalzene | T/LA/995 | A/EGD/93 |
| Meg Stillcart | T/LA/979 | A/LA/2787 |
| Katherine Gray | T/LA/932 | A/EGD/67 |
| Agnes Straitton | T/LA/980 | A/LA/2788 |
| Unknown Unknown | T/LA/981 | A/LA/2789 |
| unknown unknown | T/LA/982 | A/LA/2790 |
| Bessie Thompson | T/LA/969 | A/EGD/109 |
| Daughter of Agnes Sampson | T/LA/983 | A/LA/2791 |
| Margaret Acheson | T/LA/964 | A/EGD/68 |
| Catherine Duncane | T/LA/942 | A/EGD/59 |
| Bessie Wrycht | T/LA/941 | A/EGD/58 |
| Issobell Gylour | T/LA/940 | A/EGD/57 |
| wife of John Ramsay | T/LA/939 | A/EGD/56 |
| Anny Rycheson | T/LA/938 | A/EGD/55 |
| Cristine Kerington | T/LA/973 | A/EGD/89 |
| Masie Aichesoune | T/LA/946 | A/EGD/88 |
| Marie Patersone | T/LA/947 | A/EGD/87 |
| Alexander Quhytlaw | T/LA/948 | A/EGD/86 |
| Marioune Nicolsoun | T/LA/949 | A/EGD/85 |
| Marioune Bailzie | T/LA/950 | A/EGD/84 |
| Johnne Gordoun | T/LA/884 | A/EGD/134 |
| Issobell Lauder | T/LA/952 | A/EGD/82 |
| Helen Quhyte | T/LA/953 | A/EGD/81 |
| Margaret Thomson | T/LA/963 | A/EGD/69 |
| Jonet Nicolsoun | T/LA/951 | A/EGD/83 |
| Marioune Scheill | T/LA/954 | A/EGD/80 |
| Helen Lauder | T/LA/955 | A/EGD/79 |
| Wife of Archie Henillis | T/LA/968 | A/LA/2782 |
| Duncan Buchquahanne | T/LA/956 | A/EGD/77 |
| Marioun Colington | T/LA/957 | A/EGD/76 |
| Bessie Gulane | T/LA/958 | A/EGD/75 |
| Bessie Broune | T/LA/959 | A/EGD/74 |
| Wife of Thomas Brounhill | T/LA/961 | A/EGD/72 |
| Thomas Brounhill | T/LA/960 | A/EGD/73 |
| Gilbert McGill | T/LA/962 | A/EGD/71 |
| Catherine McGillis | T/LA/967 | A/EGD/91 |
| Johne McGill (McGillis) | T/LA/966 | A/EGD/51 |
| Barbara Napier | T/LA/72 | A/EGD/92 |
| John Fean | T/LA/928 | A/EGD/48 |
| Margaret Acheson | T/LA/964 | A/EGD/68 |
| Jonet Fairlie | T/LA/1677 | A/EGD/105 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||