3 unnamed witches
Case Reference: C/JO/3027
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/JO/3027 |
|---|---|
| Case Start Date | 7/11/1699 |
| Case Date | 5/3/1700 |
| Common Name | 3 unnamed witches |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Blair | Mr | Investigator | |
| James Henderson | Mr | Investigator | |
| Hugh Nisbet | Mr | Investigator | |
| Alexander Veitch | Mr | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dumfries Presbytery records | CH2/1284/4, pp. 178, 182, 187, 189. |
Case Notes
Un-named witches mentioned by Dumfries presbytery as being in prison. Also named with Janet Wharrie (C/JO/3025). Presbytery recorded that the group of witches were in prison and Mr Veitch was appointed to send the processes to the King's Advocat. There seems to have been a long delay before Mr Blair reported that the King's advocat said there was nothing so 'momentous as to require a commission to put them to trial'. Ministers appointed to inquire about their imprisonment but no mention if they were released or if the investigation was dropped.