Trial T/JO/419
Trial Summary
| Trial Ref | T/JO/419 |
|---|---|
| Case | Black,Elizabeth |
| Accused | Elizabeth Black |
| Trial Date | 3/1659 |
| Trial Place | Tolbooth |
Location
| Presbytery | Stirling |
|---|---|
| County | Stirling |
| Burgh | Stirling |
Outcome
| Verdict | Guilty |
|---|---|
| Sentence | Banishment |
| Defence | No |
| High Status | No |
| Female Accusers | 0 |
|---|---|
| Male Accusers | 1 |
Pre-Trial
| Arrest | Yes |
|---|---|
| Confronting Suspects | No |
Notes: JPs to put her to liberty on 8/1/1659 until she stood trial. One witness testified that a misfortune was probably not due to witchraft.
| Date | Prison | Location | Fate in Prison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/1659 | Tolbooth | Stirling | |
| 9/1658 | Tolbooth | Alloa | Released |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Witch Pricker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Sword | Chancellor | — |
Trial Notes
Assize ordered to go to Edinburgh for 3/8/1658 for trial of Alloway/Alloa witches, (I don't think the trial happened there?).
On 22/3/1659 Katherine and Elizabeth Black wrote a supplication to the justice commissioners asking for a postponement of sentencing and for the jury to be recalled and instructed at law.
Pleaded not guilty
I think it is the North circuit even though it is bound in with South and West circuit secion. She pleaded not guilty. Later docs show that there were irregularities and another trial was ordered to be held.
On 22/3/1659 Katherine and Elizabeth Black wrote a supplication to the justice commissioners asking for a postponement of sentencing and for the jury to be recalled and instructed at law.
Pleaded not guilty
I think it is the North circuit even though it is bound in with South and West circuit secion. She pleaded not guilty. Later docs show that there were irregularities and another trial was ordered to be held.
Post-Trial Notes
She was ordered to be held in Stirling tolbooth until arrangements could be made for her banishment. She was banished from the nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland - essentially she was ordered to be transported. She gave her mark (signature) stating that once transported she wouldn't return. She appears to have been held with 2 others till 1661