(Q112914952)
Statements
He claimed he could not play the pipes and couldn't have been at a meeting because he has witnesses to say he was drinking ale with a group of people. Nor did he have a staff, some mention of a brass tobacco pipe. I assume he was answering charges of being at a witches' meeting and playing the pipes, but we don't have the actual accusations, only his statement.His diet was deserted. The edinburgh porteous roll of delinquent dittays from 8/9/1679 all have the standard tag line of accusations: witchcraft, sorcery and necromancy; and renunciation of baptism and giving themselves over to the Devil, body and soul. (English)