(Q112914282)
Statements
She later denied her confessions. She seems to have answered yes to questions put to her.Said she met the devil and named others who had attended.Accused of causing a lad to take fits.This is another possession case. A group of seven people were charged with causing the tormenting of Patrick Morton, the sixteen year old son of a smith in Pittenweem. The town officials cited the precedent of 'Bargarran's daughter in the west' when applying for a commission for trial. The Privy Council appointed Her Majesty's Advocate, Sir James Stewart to prosecute the cases and the Privy Council said they would pay for it from the treasury. (English)