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GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Organisation |
NAS |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
JC26/81 |
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Title |
High Court of Justiciary processes: Series `D1-35' |
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Dates |
1699-1701 |
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Open |
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Access conditions |
JC26/81/31 available as digital image. |
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Description |
1 - 35
1) 'D1' Bond of caution George Craighead, late beadle in Glasgow for Janet Gentleman, his wife to present her before the Lord Justice etc to be tried for the crime of witchcraft, 5th May 1699
2) 'D2' Bill of exculpation Mary Morieson, spouse to Francis Duncan, skipper in Greenock for the crimes of witchcraft and sorcery, 19th May [1699]
3) 'D3' Letters of advocation John Glass, tenant in Spittal of Killearnan, County of Ross contra the sheriff of Ross on being apprehended for the crime of witchcraft and imprisoned, [1699]
4) 'D4' Criminal letters at instance of James Sutherland, sheriff of Caithness, Robert Henderson, procurator fiscal and Sir James Stewart of Goodtries, HM Advocate against George and John Sinclare (Sinclair), elder and younger of Barrack, Charles SIncalir of Bilbster, David Groat in Lyth, John McBeath and John Sutherland, servants to John Sinclare of Barrack and Andrew Robertson, servant toGeorge Sinclair of Barrack for assisting person to escape from serving the King in Flanders, nd [1694]
5) 'D5' indictments and verdicts against Margaret Maynes, servant to James Chrystie tenant in Brackenholm of Rosyth found guilty of murdering her child and hanged, 1699 and Agnes Scott,, spouse of John Gibb, tailor in Cottoun of Netherpart in Forfarshire now prisoner in the tollbooth of Edinburgh for murdering her own child, 1700
6) 'D6' Petition to Lord Advocate by James Ker, shoemaker in Midconugleton charged with stealing half a horse hide from John Corsan in Blackstoun, 1699
7) 'D7' Exemption Robert Carmichael, late school master in Moffat, now prisoner in the tollbooth of Edinburgh on William Douglas of Darnoch for whipping and correcting his children and maltreating his scholars and killing of John Douglas, son of William, 31 August 1699
8) 'D8' Criminal letters against Mr Andrew Munroe, brother to William Munroe of Culcraig, ensign or livett in Colonel Rows regiment and Hugh Gordon and William Munroe, soldiers in the said regiment for assault; list of witnesses; letters of relaxation Gordon and Munroe of case brought by Alexander McKenzie of Lochlinell and John Rosse of Auchnacloich, 1700; list of witnesses etc
9) 'D9' Bill and letters of arrestment Sir James Stewart, Lord Advocate against Jean Wodrow, relict of [ ] Baxster (sic) in the Bridgend of Kilmalcolm, Bessie Cochran, relict of John Lyll in Rochbuss, Janet Laing, spouse of John Mathew, elder in Penitertersone, John Patrsone (Paterson). in Goilles, Elspeth Wood, relict of [ ] Millar in Ovirgurrock, Annabell Reid, spouse of John Stewart in Inchinnan, Bessie Millar, spouse of Gavin Park in Kellilaw, Jean Drummond, spouse of William Gardiner in Kilbarchan, Isabell Houston, spouse of George Neilson in Houston, John Dougall in Greenock, Margaret Alexander, late in Paisley, Jean Ross there, Alexander Lyle there, Jean Whythill, spouse of James Peacock in [ ], Mary Morisone, spouse to Francis Duncan, skipper in Greenock, Margaret Duncan, relict of John Bell merchant in Glasgow, Marion Ure, relict of George Rae merchant there, Janet Gentleman, spouse of George Craigehead late beadel of Agnersnype in Port Glasgow, Janet Robisone, spouse of James Hill, smith in Govan, Ann Hill her daughter, Jean Gilmore, spouse of Walter Jamesone beadle there, Janet Boyd late servant to Craighouse, Elspeth Tarbat, spouse to William Scott shoemaker in Newark for the crimes of witchcraft and sorcery, [1699]
10) 'D10' Criminal letters, petition etc at instance of Emilia Lady Dowager of Lovat against Captain Simon Fraser of Beaufort, William Fraser of Erdlait, etc for crime of rape and ravishing, 1700-1701
11) 'D11' Criminal letters at instance of James Guthrie in Dingwall against Francis Charteris, late ensign in the Scots Guards for assault, 1700
12) 'D12' Criminal letters at instance of HM Lord Advocate against Captain Gavin Hamilton, son of Gavin Hamilton of Hill, Captain Kenneth Urquhart, late prisoner in Edinburgh Tollbooth, captain Kenneth McKenzie, James Steill, son to James Steill, vintner in Edinburgh, Patrick Henderson, baxter, John Black his servitor, Thomas Simpson servitor to Deacon Cuthbertson, baxter in Canongate, William Leggat servitor to William Paul, of the Horse Guards, Duncan Campbell, flesher in Edinburgh, [ ] Strachen baxter in Edinburgh, John Burnet servitor to Sir James Stewart of Bute for breaking inot the tollbooth and assaulting the guard, 1700-1701
13) 'D13' Indictment at instance of Andrew Kilgour against Richard Carsse, flesher prisoner in Edinburgh Tollbooth for the murder of Thomas Kilgour, 1700 Found guilty he escaped from prison before sentence
14) 'D14' Indictment against Jean Hay in Orchyeard now prisoner in Edinburgh Tollbooth for the murder of her child, 1700 Found guilty, scourged and banished
31) The copie of the falled proof read with the copper plate in court in which the indictment against Mr John Thomson and Charles Auchinonlie panels relates and upon which the depositions of witnesses were taken against them, Edinburgh 23rd May 1701 Given to Robert Wood, engraver by John Thomson and entitled 'Caledonia's Supporters or Eighty Four Dissenters' |
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