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The Trial of Alexander Drummond

Scottish witch trial.

Statements about The Trial of Alexander Drummond

Instance Of

Witch Trial
Central Trial

Country

United Kingdom

Point in Time

7/13/1629

Significant Event

10 items
Confession by Suspect
(10/26/1628)
Location
:
Dunblane
Point in Time
: 10/26/1628
Confession by Suspect
(10/27/1628)
Location
:
Dunblane
Point in Time
: 10/27/1628
Confession by Suspect
(10/28/1628)
Location
:
Dunblane
Point in Time
: 10/28/1628
Confession by Suspect
(11/3/1628)
Location
:
Tillicoultry
Point in Time
: 11/3/1628
Confession by Suspect
(11/4/1628)
Location
:
Stirling
Point in Time
: 11/4/1628
Confession by Suspect
(1/22/1629)
Location
:
Edinburgh
Point in Time
: 1/22/1629
Imprisonment
(12/29/1628)
Location
:
Stirling
Location
:
Edinburgh
Location
:
Linlithgow
Point in Time
: 12/29/1628
Point in Time
: 2/23/1629
Point in Time
: 1/18/1629
Point in Time
: 12/30/1628
Point in Time
: January 1629
Point in Time
: November 1628
Request
Unnamed
:bug: P1817
Unnamed
:bug: P4424
Has Goal
:
Witchcraft Confession
Complaint
(January 1629)
Unnamed
:bug: P1817
Plaintiff
:
Unknown
Point in Time
: January 1629
Commission of Justiciary
(12/18/1628)
Approved By
:
Privy Council of Scotland
Main Subject
:
Arrest
Main Subject
:
Inquiry
Point in Time
: 12/18/1628
Point in Time
: 1/8/1629
Point in Time
: 3/24/1629
Point in Time
: 1/12/1629

Location

Edinburgh

Judge

Verdict

Guilty

Quotation or Excerpt

Post trial: PC warrant for execution. Dated 9/7/1629 the entry says 'Wednisday nixt' I assume that is two days later (the entry before is described as happening on Tuesday). After his execution a campaign was launched to posthumously clear his name. Letters were written 6 Oct 1646 and 13 Dec 1646 to get the King to clear him.

Number of Participants

13 accuser
Applies to Part
:
Criminal Prosecution
Sex or Gender
:
Female
43 accuser
Applies to Part
:
Criminal Prosecution
Sex or Gender
:
Male
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Has Cause
:
Presbytery of Muthill
William Stewart