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Trial of Margaret Dods

Scottish witch trial.

Statements about Trial of Margaret Dods

Instance Of

Witch Trial
Central Trial

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Edinburgh

Significant Event

Confession by Suspect
 (9/23/1678)
Location
:
Edinburgh
Point in Time
: 9/23/1678
Confession by Suspect
 (7/11/1678)
Location
:
Peaston
Point in Time
: 7/11/1678
Confession by Suspect
 (9/21/1678)
Location
:
Edinburgh
Point in Time
: 9/21/1678
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

Point in Time

9/23/1678

Judge

James Paterson

Penalty

Capital Punishment

Quotation or Excerpt

Trial notes: The prosecutor was the Lord Advocate. We have the assize verdict. Post trial: execution took place at Penston Muir not in Edinburgh between 2 and 4 p.m.
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