(Q43402997)

English

Trial of Isobell Young

Scottish witch trial

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Pretrial notes: A healer, Alexander Fortune, testified before the session at Duns about a strange wound she had that would not heal on 17 January 1619. Her case was examined in front of the Dunbar Presbytery 22-29 April 1624, five years before her trial. 11 January 1629 the Tyninghame minister was assisting Mr. John Home, minister of Dunbar with Isobell's case. She was interrogated on 26 Jan 1629 by members of her commission. (English)
Trial notes: Very complicated defence pleadings. Case carried over to next day. I found another order for central justiciary trial dated 13/2/1629. On 22 Jan 1629 the trial date was set for 15 days. Post trial: She was ordered to be executed, don't have a record of the execution (English)

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