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Trial of Isobell Eliot
Scottish witch trial.
Statements about
Trial of Isobell Eliot
Instance Of
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Significant Event
Point in Time
9/23/1678
Judge
Penalty
Capital Punishment
Quotation or Excerpt
Trial notes: The prosecutor was the Lord Advocate. They were to report the execution back to the Privy Council. Post trial: Execution took place at Pentson Muir not in Edinburgh.
Witch Trial
Edinburgh
Imprisonment
(September 1678)
Location
:
Edinburgh
Point in Time
:
September 1678
Commission of Justiciary
(9/13/1678)
Approved By
:
Privy Council of Scotland
Point in Time
:
9/13/1678
Confession by Suspect
(9/23/1678)
Location
:
Edinburgh
Point in Time
:
9/23/1678
Confession by Suspect
(7/7/1678)
Location
:
Edinburgh
Point in Time
:
7/7/1678
Confession by Suspect
(9/21/1678)
Location
:
Edinburgh
Point in Time
:
9/21/1678
Central Trial
James Paterson