3 unnamed witches
Case Reference: C/EGD/1378
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1378 |
|---|---|
| Case Start Date | 1/8/1661 |
| Case Date | 1/8/1661 |
| Common Name | 3 unnamed witches |
|---|---|
| Commission | Privy Council |
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Colville | Mr | Commissioner | |
| John Cuningham | Commissioner | ||
| George MacKenzie | Mr/Sir of Rosehaugh | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 1, p 16-17. |
Case Notes
'a great many persons' from Duddingston and Liberton but no number specified, taken to indicate no less than 3. The PC granted a commission of Justiciary to try them. And the PC recorded that the un-named accused were imprisoned and had confessed to witchcraft.