Leyis,Johne

Case Reference: C/EGD/2124

Case Summary
Case RefC/EGD/2124
AccusedJohne Leyis
Case Start Date2/2/1597
Case Date22/3/1597
Common NameLeyis,Johne
Characterization
TypePrimarySecondary
Not Enough Info

Notes: It seems likely that this is a neighbourhood dispute involving the whole family. There are no details about the charges brought against Leyis apart from being 'airt and pairt' with Janet Wischert and Thomas Leyis.

NameTitleInvolvementNotes
Patrick Cheyne MrProsecutor
Alexander Jaffry Prosecutor
Alexander Rutherford Prosecutor
George Troupt Chancellor

SourceReferenceNotes
Spalding Club MiscellanyMiscellany, Vol 1, pp. 102-4.The details are limited in Spalding but it includes an extract from the Town Clerk from 1602 which confirms that the rest of the family were banished.
Trials (1)
Trial RefDateYearVerdictSentenceExecution
T/JO/75 22/3/15971597 Half GuiltyBanishment No