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WITCHCRAFT CASES, 1630-1642
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frielie confessed her conversing with the divell her entering in paction
with him, her renunceing of God and baptisme and giveing herself over
saull and bodie to the divell. Item she hes confessed the killing of a
woman in Dalkeith callit Margaret Moffat with foxtrie leaves1 and hes
confessed manie other divelish practises justlie deserving tryell and
punischment as per depositions shawin to our Counsell beires.’
Commission to Sir Alexander Nisbet of that ilk, James Cockbume of
Rysa, Mr Olipher Sinclair, Shireff depute of Berwick or anie twa of
tham to put her to an assize. Edinburgh, 26 February 1635. St Andrews
(Chancellor),2 Winton, Wigtown, Southesk, Napier.
fo. 120r. Margaret Rudge in May, Jonnet Foulis spous to William
Gillick in May and Elspett Lyell in Gills ‘dilated and suspect giltie’.
Depositions seen and perused by John Bishop of Caithness and shown
to the council. Commission to Sir James Sinclair, sheriff principall of
Caithness, William James sheriff depute, Jhone James of Thursetter,
Alexander Cogill of the ilk and Alexander Sutherland of Fenche or anie
three of thame the Maister of Berriedaill being present to an assize.
Edinburgh, 30 Sept. 1635, St Andrews Cancell. Hadintoun, Traquair,
Lome, Da. Edinburgh1, J. Hay, Ja. Carmichael.3
fo. 132v. Margaret Ferguson in Keirs4 ‘long time bygane suspect and
delate guiltie ... dittayes given in agains her seen and perused by the
most reverend father in god and our trustie counsellor Patrick
Archbishop of Glasgow’ and shown to the privy council. Commission
to Sir Robert Greir of Lag, Sir John Charters of Amisfield, our sheriff of
Dumfries and his deputes and the provost and Baillies of Dumfries or
any three of them to put to an assize. Edinburgh, 22 March 1636, St
Andrews, Glasgow, Hadintoun, Mar, Kinghome,5 Southesk, Alexander
[earl of Galloway?],6 Sir Thomas Hope. (Note—the commission below
is a renewal of a commission against excommunicate papists in the shire
of Dumfries, Lag and Charters are also on it.)
fo. 133v. Agnes Nein Donnald Kir in the parish of [ ] Tong time
bygane suspect and delate guiltie’ depositions ‘seen and perused by by
1 See also Isobel Haldane, Perth.
2 John Spottiswood, archbishop of St Andrews.
3 Sir James Carmichael, lord justice clerk.
4 Keir.
5 John Lyon, 2nd earl of Kinghom.
6 Alexander Stewart, 1st earl of Galloway.
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frielie confessed her conversing with the divell her entering in paction
with him, her renunceing of God and baptisme and giveing herself over
saull and bodie to the divell. Item she hes confessed the killing of a
woman in Dalkeith callit Margaret Moffat with foxtrie leaves1 and hes
confessed manie other divelish practises justlie deserving tryell and
punischment as per depositions shawin to our Counsell beires.’
Commission to Sir Alexander Nisbet of that ilk, James Cockbume of
Rysa, Mr Olipher Sinclair, Shireff depute of Berwick or anie twa of
tham to put her to an assize. Edinburgh, 26 February 1635. St Andrews
(Chancellor),2 Winton, Wigtown, Southesk, Napier.
fo. 120r. Margaret Rudge in May, Jonnet Foulis spous to William
Gillick in May and Elspett Lyell in Gills ‘dilated and suspect giltie’.
Depositions seen and perused by John Bishop of Caithness and shown
to the council. Commission to Sir James Sinclair, sheriff principall of
Caithness, William James sheriff depute, Jhone James of Thursetter,
Alexander Cogill of the ilk and Alexander Sutherland of Fenche or anie
three of thame the Maister of Berriedaill being present to an assize.
Edinburgh, 30 Sept. 1635, St Andrews Cancell. Hadintoun, Traquair,
Lome, Da. Edinburgh1, J. Hay, Ja. Carmichael.3
fo. 132v. Margaret Ferguson in Keirs4 ‘long time bygane suspect and
delate guiltie ... dittayes given in agains her seen and perused by the
most reverend father in god and our trustie counsellor Patrick
Archbishop of Glasgow’ and shown to the privy council. Commission
to Sir Robert Greir of Lag, Sir John Charters of Amisfield, our sheriff of
Dumfries and his deputes and the provost and Baillies of Dumfries or
any three of them to put to an assize. Edinburgh, 22 March 1636, St
Andrews, Glasgow, Hadintoun, Mar, Kinghome,5 Southesk, Alexander
[earl of Galloway?],6 Sir Thomas Hope. (Note—the commission below
is a renewal of a commission against excommunicate papists in the shire
of Dumfries, Lag and Charters are also on it.)
fo. 133v. Agnes Nein Donnald Kir in the parish of [ ] Tong time
bygane suspect and delate guiltie’ depositions ‘seen and perused by by
1 See also Isobel Haldane, Perth.
2 John Spottiswood, archbishop of St Andrews.
3 Sir James Carmichael, lord justice clerk.
4 Keir.
5 John Lyon, 2nd earl of Kinghom.
6 Alexander Stewart, 1st earl of Galloway.
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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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