Cant,Elspeth

Case Reference: C/EGD/2336

Case Summary
Case RefC/EGD/2336
AccusedElspeth Cant
Case Start Date6/9/1643
Case Date6/12/1643
Common NameCant,Elspeth
Characterization
TypePrimarySecondary
Implicated by Another
Not Enough Info

NameTitleInvolvementNotes
Ephraim Melville MrMinister

SourceReferenceNotes
Fyfe, W W 'Summer life on land and water' (Edinburgh, 1851), pp. 84-101. The project did not check Larner's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research.
Linlithgow presbytery recordsCH2/242/3, p 138Entry (6/12/1643)notes that accused is incarcerated in Queensferry and that the brethren were to confer with the provost(?) to obtain a warrand for trial and assize.
RPC2nd series, vol 8, p 110.Mentioned in discussion related to Margaret Young (C/egd/1297).
Trials (2)
Trial RefDateYearVerdictSentenceExecution
T/JO/515 Yes
T/JO/541 No
Case Notes
Her confession at her execution was mentioned later to implicate Margaret Young in 20/8/1644.