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WITCHCRAFT CASES, 1630-1642
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fo. 34r. Margaret Widdrow in Finlastoun Cunninghame ‘has been this
long tyme bygane ane witche hes renunced her baptisme and tane the
name of May ffome the devill hes hed diverse meitings with him and by
his directioun committed manie devilish practises as her depositiouns
marked be the Archbishop of Glasgow ... heirs’. Commission to Patrick
Maxwell of Newwark, Jo[h]n Porterfield of that ilk and Jo[h]n Birsbane
of Roslan or any twa of them our justices in that part’ to put her to an
assize. 29 Jan. 1632, Geo. Cancell. Hadintoun, Dunkelden, Areskine,1
Traquair.
fo. 34r. The lyk commission grantit to Sir Johne Gordoun of Embo,
knight baronet, Robert Gray of Creich, Alexander Gordoun in Sellache,
Hew Gordoun of Barbilton and Thomas Murray, provest of Dornoch or
anie twa of thame againis Agnes Dow nein Angus in Thomas in Clyne2
for the said cryme of witchecraft.
fo. 34r. Another commission of the dait the 25 of Januarie grantit to the
Lord Sempill,3 Mr William Cochrane sheriff deput, Bryce Sempill of
Cathcart, or anie twa of thame againis Masie Fellowsdaill at the mill of
Greenock, Effie Lindsey spous to Alexander Slannan in Dunrod,
Issobell Kelso spous to David Lindsey in Ardgowan, Alesoun Widdrow
spous to Hector Creswell parochiner of Innerkip, Katherine Tom
wedow there and Jeane Crawfiird spous to Patrik Crawfurd in Cartdyk
for the said cryme of witchecraft. Geo. Cancell., Hadintoun, Dunkelden,
Areskine, Traquair.
fo. 35v. Jonet Rankin within the parish of Houston, Katharine Simsoun,
Geillis Guill and William Wat parochiners of Innerkip, Marioun
Widdrow parochiner of Houston and Bessie Jaflfray parochiner of
Erskine Tong tyme past suspect and delate’, confessions seen and
considered by the Archbishop of Glasgow ‘with his declaration that he
funds thame guiltie of witchecraft’. Commission to Lord Sempill sheriff
principall of our sheriffdom of Renfrew, Bryce Sempill of Cathcart and
Mr William Cochrane sheriff depute of our said sherrifdom or any two
of them to put her to an assize. 29 March 1632, Hadington, Linlithgow,
Perth, Lauderdale, Melville, Sir Thomas Hope, Scotstarvit, James
Baillie.
John, Lord Erskine, later 3rd earl of Mar.
Near Brora.
Hew, Lord Sempill. These cases are further instances of the Renfrewshire witch-hunt.
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fo. 34r. Margaret Widdrow in Finlastoun Cunninghame ‘has been this
long tyme bygane ane witche hes renunced her baptisme and tane the
name of May ffome the devill hes hed diverse meitings with him and by
his directioun committed manie devilish practises as her depositiouns
marked be the Archbishop of Glasgow ... heirs’. Commission to Patrick
Maxwell of Newwark, Jo[h]n Porterfield of that ilk and Jo[h]n Birsbane
of Roslan or any twa of them our justices in that part’ to put her to an
assize. 29 Jan. 1632, Geo. Cancell. Hadintoun, Dunkelden, Areskine,1
Traquair.
fo. 34r. The lyk commission grantit to Sir Johne Gordoun of Embo,
knight baronet, Robert Gray of Creich, Alexander Gordoun in Sellache,
Hew Gordoun of Barbilton and Thomas Murray, provest of Dornoch or
anie twa of thame againis Agnes Dow nein Angus in Thomas in Clyne2
for the said cryme of witchecraft.
fo. 34r. Another commission of the dait the 25 of Januarie grantit to the
Lord Sempill,3 Mr William Cochrane sheriff deput, Bryce Sempill of
Cathcart, or anie twa of thame againis Masie Fellowsdaill at the mill of
Greenock, Effie Lindsey spous to Alexander Slannan in Dunrod,
Issobell Kelso spous to David Lindsey in Ardgowan, Alesoun Widdrow
spous to Hector Creswell parochiner of Innerkip, Katherine Tom
wedow there and Jeane Crawfiird spous to Patrik Crawfurd in Cartdyk
for the said cryme of witchecraft. Geo. Cancell., Hadintoun, Dunkelden,
Areskine, Traquair.
fo. 35v. Jonet Rankin within the parish of Houston, Katharine Simsoun,
Geillis Guill and William Wat parochiners of Innerkip, Marioun
Widdrow parochiner of Houston and Bessie Jaflfray parochiner of
Erskine Tong tyme past suspect and delate’, confessions seen and
considered by the Archbishop of Glasgow ‘with his declaration that he
funds thame guiltie of witchecraft’. Commission to Lord Sempill sheriff
principall of our sheriffdom of Renfrew, Bryce Sempill of Cathcart and
Mr William Cochrane sheriff depute of our said sherrifdom or any two
of them to put her to an assize. 29 March 1632, Hadington, Linlithgow,
Perth, Lauderdale, Melville, Sir Thomas Hope, Scotstarvit, James
Baillie.
John, Lord Erskine, later 3rd earl of Mar.
Near Brora.
Hew, Lord Sempill. These cases are further instances of the Renfrewshire witch-hunt.
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| Description | Edinburgh: Printed for the Scottish History Society by Lothian Print, 2004. Scottish History Society ; 5th ser., v. 14. Contents: Eight thirteenth-century texts / edited by W.W. Scott -- Dunfermline gild court book, 1433-1597: missing folios / edited by E. Patricia Dennison -- A memorandum on the customs, 1597 / edited by Athol L. Murray -- The trial of Geillis Johnstone for witchcraft, 1614 / edited by Michael B. Wasser & Louise A. Yeoman -- An early seventeenth-century Scottish conversion narrative / edited by David G. Mullan -- Fiscal Feudalism in seventeenth-century Scotland / edited by Julian M. Goodare -- Witchcraft cases from the register of commissioners of the privy council of Scotland, 1630-1642 / edited by Louise A. Yeoman -- John Hay, earl of Tweeddale, 'Relatione of the wrangs done to the Ladie Yester, 1683' / edited by Maurice Lee, Jr -- Colin Maclaurin's Journal of the 'Forty-five / edited by Bruce A. Hedman. |
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