The Trial of John Lindsay

Summary

The Trial of John Lindsay is a witch trial^[1].

Key Facts

• The Trial of John Lindsay is in the country of United Kingdom^[2].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's instance of is recorded as witch trial^[3].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's instance of is recorded as mixed trial^[4].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's point in time is recorded as +1697-12-05T00:00:00Z^[5].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's participant is recorded as Matthew Brisbane^[6].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's significant event is recorded as trial by ordeal^[7].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's significant event is recorded as imprisonment^[8].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's significant event is recorded as commission of justiciary^[9].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's number of participants is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q122723812', 'amount': '+16'}^[10].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's number of participants is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q122723812', 'amount': '+22'}^[11].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's defendant is recorded as John Lindsay^[12].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's prosecutor is recorded as John Menzies^[13].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's prosecutor is recorded as Sir James Stewart^[14].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's prosecutor is recorded as Francis Grant^[15].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's prosecutor is recorded as James Crawford^[16].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's legal counsel is recorded as James Roberton^[17].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's charge is recorded as witchcraft^[18].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's penalty is recorded as capital punishment^[19].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's first line is recorded as Pretrial notes: the commission was read out in the burgh of Renfrew on 18/3/1697. This case was under a Privy council commission (see PC1/51 p. 136-9) along with most of the people tried at the same time. There were other Renfrewshire witchcraft suspects tried at different places and times. I am keeping this as a mixed/central local because the Privy Council maintained very strict control over the proceedings, even though they granted a commission. For details of the proceedings of Privy Council in this matter see the no named witches case c/la/3235.^[20].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's place of detention is recorded as Renfrew^[21].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's place of detention is recorded as Paisley^[22].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's connects with is recorded as trial of Katherine Campbell^[23].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's connects with is recorded as trial of Elizabeth Anderson^[24].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's connects with is recorded as trial of James Lindsay^[25].
• The Trial of John Lindsay's connects with is recorded as trial of Mary Morisone^[26].