Trial T/LA/934
Trial Summary
| Trial Ref | T/LA/934 |
|---|---|
| Case | Sampsoune,Agnes |
| Accused | Agnes Sampsoune |
| Trial Date | 21/1/1591 |
Location
| Settlement | Edinburgh |
|---|
Outcome
| Verdict | Guilty |
|---|---|
| Sentence | Execution |
| Defence | No |
| High Status | Yes |
| Female Accusers | 0 |
|---|---|
| Male Accusers | 0 |
Executed
Method: Strangle & Burn
Date: 28/1/1591
Place: Castle Hill
Method: Strangle & Burn
Date: 28/1/1591
Place: Castle Hill
Pre-Trial
| Confronting Suspects | Yes |
|---|
Notes: Mega-confession where she denied the demonic elements and confessed to folk healing. She denied all the North Berwick stuff, but eventually confessed to it, the questioning took place over a week, but the document is not in good condition and the date is destroyed. She was confronted with other suspects on the 15 January but can't read the year, probably 1591. She was confronted with Gellie Duncan and Jonat Campbel.
| Date | Place | Location | Central | Recorded | Text | Retracted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/1/1591 | Edinburgh | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | |
| — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Name | Mention Type | Trial Of | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicol Murray | Accomplice | T/LA/984 | |
| wife of Nicoll Murray | Accomplice | T/LA/936 | |
| Rychard Grahame | Accomplice | T/LA/985 | |
| Gelie Duncan | Accomplice | T/LA/970 | |
| Bessie Robsoun | Accomplice | T/LA/975 | |
| Jokkie Gray-meill | Accomplice | T/LA/974 | |
| Jonet Gaw | Accomplice | T/LA/937 | |
| Ersche Marioun Unknown | Accomplice | T/LA/883 | |
| unknown unknown | Accomplice | T/LA/988 | |
| Meg Bogtoun | Accomplice | T/LA/944 | |
| Katherene Wallace | Accomplice | T/LA/945 | |
| Marioun Linkup | Accomplice | T/LA/933 | |
| unknown Linkup | Accomplice | T/LA/935 | |
| Janet Campbell | Accomplice | T/LA/943 | |
| Meg Dun | Accomplice | T/LA/987 | |
| unknown Stobbeis | Accomplice | T/LA/977 | |
| unknown Stobbeis | Accomplice | T/LA/976 | |
| Beigis Tod | Accomplice | T/LA/51 | 27/5/1608 |
| Ewfame Makcalzene | Accomplice | T/LA/995 | 9/6/1591 |
| Meg Stillcart | Accomplice | T/LA/979 | |
| Katherine Gray | Accomplice | T/LA/932 | |
| Agnes Straitton | Accomplice | T/LA/980 | |
| Unknown Unknown | Accomplice | T/LA/981 | |
| unknown unknown | Accomplice | T/LA/982 | |
| Bessie Thompson | Accomplice | T/LA/969 | |
| Daughter of Agnes Sampson | Accomplice | T/LA/983 | |
| (wife of George) Moitis | Accomplice | T/LA/964 | |
| Catherine Duncane | Accomplice | T/LA/942 | |
| Bessie Wrycht | Accomplice | T/LA/941 | |
| Issobell Gylour | Accomplice | T/LA/940 | |
| (wife of John) Ramsay | Accomplice | T/LA/939 | |
| Anny Rycheson | Accomplice | T/LA/938 | |
| Cristine Kerington | Accomplice | T/LA/973 | |
| Masie Aichesoune | Accomplice | T/LA/946 | |
| Marie Patersone | Accomplice | T/LA/947 | |
| Alexander Quhytlaw | Accomplice | T/LA/948 | |
| Marioune Nicolsoun | Accomplice | T/LA/949 | |
| Marioune Bailzie | Accomplice | T/LA/950 | |
| Johnne Gordoun | Accomplice | T/LA/884 | |
| Issobell Lauder | Accomplice | T/LA/952 | |
| Helen Quhyte | Accomplice | T/LA/953 | |
| Margaret Thomson | Accomplice | T/LA/963 | |
| Jonet Nicolsoun | Accomplice | T/LA/951 | |
| Marioune Scheill | Accomplice | T/LA/954 | |
| Helen Lauder | Accomplice | T/LA/955 | |
| wife of Archie Henillis | Accomplice | T/LA/968 | |
| Duncan Buchquahanne | Accomplice | T/LA/956 | |
| Marioun Colington | Accomplice | T/LA/957 | |
| Bessie Gulane | Accomplice | T/LA/958 | |
| Bessie Broune | Accomplice | T/LA/959 | |
| (wife of Thomas) Brounhill | Accomplice | T/LA/961 | |
| Thomas Brounhill | Accomplice | T/LA/960 | |
| Gilbert McGill | Accomplice | T/LA/962 | |
| Catherine McGillis | Accomplice | T/LA/967 | |
| Johne McGillis | Accomplice | T/LA/966 | |
| Barbara Napier | Accomplice | T/LA/72 | 8/5/1591 |
| John Fean | Accomplice | T/LA/928 | 26/12/1590 |
| Margaret Acheson | Denounced | T/LA/964 | |
| Jonet Fairlie | Accomplice | T/LA/1677 |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Witch Pricker |
|---|---|---|---|
| David MacGill | Mr | Prosecutor | — |
| William White | Chancellor | — |
Trial Notes
described as convicted by an assize and 'brint' 28/1/1591 in calendar of State papers.
Post-Trial Notes
The date was given in Calendar of State Papers.