trial of Margaret King (Q43397503)

Scottish witch trial

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	trial of Margaret King	Scottish witch trial

Statements

instance of

witch trial

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&trialref=T/JO/1260&search_type=searchaccused&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26sex%3Deither%26maritalstatus%3DAny%26socioecstatus%3DAny%26placename%3D%26place%3Dparish%26date%3D%26enddate%3D

local trial

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&search_string&trialref=T/JO/1260

country

United Kingdom

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&trialref=T/JO/1260&search_type=searchaccused&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26sex%3Deither%26maritalstatus%3DAny%26socioecstatus%3DAny%26placename%3D%26place%3Dparish%26date%3D%26enddate%3D

first line

Pretrial notes: Appears to have been fugitive in 1607 and then again in 1627, so presumably she had returned to the parish at some point. First note records her as a charmer but the later one notes that she is dilated for both charming and witchcraft (English)

1 reference

reference URL

https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm/trial/T/JO/1260

defendant

Margaret King

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&search_string&trialref=T/JO/1260

charge

witchcraft

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reference URL