Trial T/LA/104
Trial Summary
| Trial Ref | T/LA/104 |
|---|---|
| Case | Bathgate,Elizabeth |
| Accused | Elizabeth Bathgate |
| Trial Date | 4/6/1634 |
Location
| Settlement | Edinburgh |
|---|
Outcome
| Verdict | Not Guilty |
|---|---|
| Defence | Yes |
| High Status | Yes |
| Female Accusers | 4 |
|---|---|
| Male Accusers | 11 |
Pre-Trial
| Arrest | Yes |
|---|---|
| Confronting Suspects | Yes |
Notes: She and her husband complained two times to PC, 1st about her false imprisonment, and then protesting her trial postponement and petitioning for her release from prison pending trial. She wanted an order to remain in Edinburgh (which was granted). Claimed financial hardship of maintaining her in prison. Her third complaint was that witness depositions taken outwith her presence, and not in a court of justice, were going to be offfered into evidence in her trial. The statements were disalllowed unless the deponers came to Edinburgh to ratify them.
| Date | Prison | Location | Fate in Prison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/1634 | Tolbooth | Edinburgh | Free on bail |
| 11/3/1634 | Tolbooth | Edinburgh | |
| 9/1/1634 | Tolbooth | Duns |
| Date | Body | Type | Seal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/1634 | Privy Council | Justiciary |
Order a central justiciary trial
| Date | Type | Where Lodged | Witch Pricker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27/2/1634 | Suspect's | Privy Council | — |
| 16/12/1633 | Suspect's | Privy Council | — |
| 9/1/1634 | Suspect's | Privy Council | — |
| 11/2/1634 | Suspect's | Privy Council | — |
| Name | Mention Type | Trial Of | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elspeth Wilson | Accomplice | T/LA/133 | |
| Agnes Wilson | Accomplice | T/LA/134 | |
| Alison Wilson | Accomplice | T/LA/136 | |
| Margaret Ballame (Baleny) | Accomplice | T/LA/151 | |
| Janet Liddel | Accomplice | T/LA/152 | |
| Agnes Falconer | Accomplice | T/LA/139 | |
| Janet Williamson | Accomplice | T/LA/141 | |
| Cristiane Wilsoune | Known Witch | T/LA/143 | |
| William Mearns | Known Witch | T/LA/148 | |
| Patrick Smith | Known Witch | T/LA/150 |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Witch Pricker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Burnet | Mr | Defence advocate | — |
| George Home | Mr | Expert Witness | — |
| Patrick Home | Sir of Ayton | Prosecutor | — |
| John Home | Mr | Prosecutor | — |
| Mark Home | Chancellor | — | |
| John Home | Mr | Expert Witness | — |
| Thomas Hope | Sir (younger) of Craighall | Prosecutor | — |
| Thomas Hope | Sir of Craighall | Prosecutor | — |
| Christopher Knowes | Mr | Expert Witness | — |
| Laurence MacGill | Mr | Defence advocate | — |
| John Oliphant | Mr | Prosecutor | — |
| Alexander Pae | Defence | — | |
| David Prymrois | Mr | Defence advocate | — |
| John Ramsay | Sir of Edington | Prosecutor | — |
| Isobel Young | Witchcraft precedent | — |
Trial Notes
11/2/1634-continuance for trial due to bad weather, witnesses and assize could not get to Edinburgh for the trial. 11/3/1634 the defence asked for a continuance because they hadn't yet seen the dittay. More strict adherence to rules of evidence than normal. Very detailed defence pleadings