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Statements
Cornfoot confessed that she met other witches at the Loan. Later (?)renounced some of her confessionAccused of causing a young boy to take fits.One of several women accused of tormenting a local lad, Patrick Morton. 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. In 1705 she was eventually killed by an angry mob of men. They beat her and she was found nearly dead in the Sea Mark, then the bailies tried to save her. She was taken again and crushed to death under a door covered with stones. The Privy Council ordered all those involved brought to the tolbooth in Edinburgh and the magistrates charged with failure to keep the peace. (English)