Lacost,Bessie
Case Reference: C/EGD/313
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/313 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Bessie Lacost |
| Case Start Date | 5/1/1659 |
| Case Date | 8/2/1659 |
| Common Name | Lacost,Bessie |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
She was 'seriously exhorted' to tell the truth about her relations with the Devil.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| New name | tried to name her Jeane, she said no |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | sea green clothes with a hat or bonnet |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Home | of Whitehall | Investigator | |
| Mathew Lenocher | Investigator | ||
| James Manderson | Investigator | ||
| Thomas Simmell | Captain | Investigator | |
| Richard Waddell | Mr | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Process Notes | JC26/26 | Bundle near the end marked 'Witchcraft'. Confession taken before the JPs, Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 1/3/1659, this index did not distinguish between circuit and high court cases. This list of names was added in the margins with a modern hand, no indication of where the person got the list. |
| Dunbar Presbytery records | CH2/99/2, p 32. | Note that Stenton session had presented a case about the accused who was suspect of witchcraft. Presbytery referred the case to the civil magistrate. No details about accusations. |
Case Notes
Not sure when she was tried?