witchcraft investigation of Bessie Duncan (Q112969424)

historical event recorded in the 16th-18th century Scotland

Case of Bessie Duncan

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	witchcraft investigation of Bessie Duncan	historical event recorded in the 16th-18th century Scotland	Case of Bessie Duncan

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instance of

witchcraft investigation

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main subject

Bessie Duncan

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point in time

23 January 1662^Julian

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26residence%3D

start time

23 January 1662^Julian

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26residence%3D

end time

23 January 1662^Julian

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26residence%3D

significant event

The Trial of Bessie Duncan

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26residence%3D

first line

Nothing about what suspect confessed. (English)

language of work or name

English

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stated in

Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database

reference URL

https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm/case/C/EGD/1443

participant

Mitchell Ramsay

object of statement has role

cited authority

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26residence%3D

Sir John Ayton of that Ilk

object of statement has role

commissioner

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

David MacGill

object of statement has role

commissioner

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

Robert Paterson

object of statement has role

commissioner

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

James Arnott

object of statement has role

commissioner

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

Mitchell Balfour

object of statement has role

commissioner

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

Robert Barclay

object of statement has role

commissioner

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

Gavin Adamson

object of statement has role

commissioner

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

George Orme

object of statement has role

commissioner

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

defendant

Bessie Duncan

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reference URL

https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

described by source

Register of the Privy Council of Scotland

3

1

141-142

National Records of Scotland

URL

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825651&seq=213

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stated in

Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database

reference URL

https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm/case/C/EGD/1443

including

not enough information

has characteristic

primary characteristic

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1443&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

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