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The Trial of John Stewart

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The Trial of John Stewart

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • The Trial of John Stewart is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's instance of is recorded as witch trial[3].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's instance of is recorded as mixed trial[4].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's point in time is recorded as +1697-05-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's participant is recorded as John Menzies[6].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's participant is recorded as Sir James Stewart[7].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's participant is recorded as Francis Grant[8].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's significant event is recorded as imprisonment[9].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's significant event is recorded as commission of justiciary[10].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's defendant is recorded as John Stewart[11].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's charge is recorded as witchcraft[12].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's first line is recorded as Pretrial notes: 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.[13].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's place of detention is recorded as Renfrew[14].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's connects with is recorded as trial of Agnes Naismith[15].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's connects with is recorded as trial of Margaret Cunninghame[16].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's Survey of Scottish Witchcraft - Trial ID is recorded as T/LA/1221[17].
  • The Trial of John Stewart's quotation or excerpt is recorded as Trial notes: originally indicted on 13/4/1697, then the trial was postponed untill 12/5/1697. At the end of that trial, his trial (along with others) was postponed till 28/5/1697 no record of what happened or if that trial was even held.[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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