The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

By Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, January 2003

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associated trials
trial reference accused trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/2118 Agnes Roy Local Court no information
T/JO/2119 Marion Neyne McAlester Local Court no information
T/JO/2139 Agnes Ross Local Court no information
T/JO/2140 Agnes Neynkeard Local Court no information
T/JO/2142 Jonet Neyn Thomas McAllan Local Court no information
T/JO/2143 John McNoullar Local Court no information
T/JO/2144 Jonet Moir Local Court no information
T/JO/2145 Margaret Bawden Local Court no information
T/JO/2146 Christian Neyn Andoy McGevin Local Court no information
T/JO/2147 Christian Chactach Local Court no information
T/JO/2148 Moira Neyne Yrascht Local Court no information
T/JO/2149 Margaret Neyn Gavin Local Court no information
T/JO/2150 Margaret Neyne Velene Local Court no information
T/JO/2151 Helen Neyne Alexander McConnachie Local Court no information
T/JO/2152 Wife of Kna Donald McConill Leir Local Court no information
T/JO/2153 Isabell Unknown Local Court no information
T/JO/2154 Alexander McKessak Local Court no information
T/JO/2155 Katherene Ross Local Court no information
T/JO/2156 Katherine Neyne Donald Roy Local Court no information
T/JO/2157 Mariam Neyne Unknown Local Court no information
T/JO/2158 Isabell Forbes Local Court no information
T/JO/2159 Keanoch Owir Local Court no information
T/JO/2160 Jonet Neyne William McClachan Local Court no information

Pre-trial actions

commissions
commission body type date seal notes
Royal Commision - Unknown Origin Arrest and Justiciary 25/10/1577 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 recorded confessions

other information

Pre-trial notes
None
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
no recorded named witches

Mentioned as a witch

mentioned as a witch
type name mention date fate linked trialdate trial link notes
no mentions