Trial T/LA/479
Trial Summary
| Trial Ref | T/LA/479 |
|---|---|
| Case | Crystie,Katherene |
| Accused | Katherene Crystie |
| Trial Date | 1627 |
Location
| Presbytery | Kirkcaldy |
|---|---|
| County | Fife |
| Burgh | Dysart |
Outcome
| Verdict | Not Guilty |
|---|---|
| Defence | No |
| High Status | No |
| Female Accusers | 0 |
|---|---|
| Male Accusers | 0 |
Pre-Trial
| Arrest | Yes — 1627 |
|---|---|
| Confronting Suspects | No |
Notes: The PC ordered her to appear before the kirk sesion of Dysart or the presbytery of Kirkcaldy for questioning. She was originally arrested under a commission from 1627. She complained, and the trial was to be moved to Edinburgh and she was to be released until summond for trial. The previous commission against her was then suspended. Her accuser was brought before the kirk session and made to publically renounce having called her a witch. She claimed it was an alliance of town councillors and bailies against her.
| Date | Prison | Location | Fate in Prison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolbooth | Dysart | Released |
| Date | Body | Type | Seal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/11/1627 | Privy Council | Interrogation and Arrest | signet |
| 6/12/1627 | Privy Council | Suspension of Justiciary | |
| 28/11/1627 | Privy Council | Investigation |
caution for her to appear before the kirk session of Dysart or the Presbytery
Trial Notes
She was tried by people from the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy and the kirk session of Dysart. Her accuser had to make a supplication to the kirk session for having wronged her.