Trial T/LA/618
| Trial Ref | T/LA/618 |
|---|---|
| Case | Crystie,Katherene |
| Accused | Katherene Crystie |
| Defence | No |
|---|---|
| High Status | No |
| Female Accusers | 0 |
|---|---|
| Male Accusers | 0 |
| Arrest | Yes — 1630 |
|---|---|
| Confronting Suspects | No |
Notes: In 1630 they arrested her again without cause. The PC ordered her release and put a £1000 caution on her appearance at court in Edinburgh. The Lord Chief Justice decided to appoint deputes. The narration of a later PC supplication by the ministers of Dysart explains why. They requested that her trial should not be moved to Edinburgh due to the poverty of the Burgh of Dysart. The Lord Chief Justice agreed. They specified that since her first trial (ending in acquittal and release) many confessed witches had denounced her. The bailies and ministers requested and received a new order for arrest. The bailie David Chrystie refused to arrest her because the warrant did not specify the breaking down of doors. The ministers sought a new commission for breaking down doors. They appointed Alexander Colville, justice depute, as prosecutor. She resisted arrest for a while, turned herself in so the case could proceed, but no charges were filed against her with Colville, so she requested and got an order for release from prison in Dysart.
| Date | Prison | Location | Fate in Prison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolbooth | Dysart | Released | |
| 15/8/1630 | Tolbooth | Dysart |
| Date | Body | Type | Seal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/3/1630 | Privy Council | Release | |
| 26/5/1630 | Privy Council | Justiciary | |
| 13/7/1630 | Privy Council | Interrogation and Arrest | |
| 22/7/1630 | Privy Council | Arrest | |
| 11/11/1630 | Privy Council | Release |
The Lord's advocate appointed people for her trial in Dysart, she objected to some of them, and the PC ordered them removed from her trial.
The ministers and bailies of Dysart wanted permission to re-arrest her.
The bailies failed to arrest her due to a loophole in the warrant. So the ministers sought and received another warrant.
She was imprisoned in Dysart, but no complaints came in, therefore released on caution.
| Date | Type | Where Lodged | Witch Pricker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/3/1630 | Suspect's | Privy Council | — |
| 26/5/1630 | Suspect's | Privy Council | — |
| 11/11/1630 | Suspect's | Privy Council | — |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Witch Pricker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Colville | Mr | Prosecutor | — |
| David Crichton | fiar of Lugton | Judge | — |
| George Hamilton | of Blackburn | Judge | — |
| James Weymss | Sir of Bogie | Judge | — |