3 unnamed witches
Case Reference: C/EGD/9
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/9 |
|---|---|
| Case Start Date | 31/7/1649 |
| Case Date | 31/7/1649 |
| Common Name | 3 unnamed witches |
|---|---|
| Commission | Issued by parliament |
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | Commissioner | ||
| John Bairdie | of Selvadge | Commissioner | |
| William Blackburn | Commissioner | ||
| John Brown | Commissioner | ||
| Walter Bruce | Mr | Investigator | applied to parliament for the arrest of the suspects |
| John Davidson | Commissioner | ||
| John Douglas | Commissioner | ||
| Thomas Thomson | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APS | Vol VI, part 2, p 510. | commission for the arrest of suspects. |
Case Notes
The wives of magistrates from Inverkeithing were ordered to be arrrested. The town council had refused to act and the church/minister appealed to parliament.