Witch Trial of Margaret Wallace (Q43404696)
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Scottish witch trial
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Witch Trial of Margaret Wallace |
Scottish witch trial |
Statements
20 March 1622Julian
Pretrial notes: She was called up in front of the Kirk session of Glasgow for' rayling' followed by disease. Accused of killing a minister! Denunciation had to be in 1613 because the specified minister died in 1614. Arrested without a warrant by John Dikson (English)
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Trial notes: Boig and Robertson are acting 'as informeris to his maiesties advocat of the haill pointis of dittay'; very elaborate defence pleadings. Delrio vs. Delrio (the prosecution and defence cite different passages, fo. 60v). Post trial: note in Fasti that she was strangled at the Castle Hill Edinburgh. Note in treasurer's accounts of Edinburgh that she was executed there. (English)