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trial of David Johnston

Scottish witch trial
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Summary

trial of David Johnston is a witch trial[1].

Key Facts

  • trial of David Johnston is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • trial of David Johnston's instance of is recorded as witch trial[3].
  • trial of David Johnston's instance of is recorded as mixed trial[4].
  • trial of David Johnston's location is recorded as Musselburgh[5].
  • trial of David Johnston's point in time is recorded as +1661-07-29T00:00:00Z[6].
  • trial of David Johnston's significant event is recorded as confession by suspect[7].
  • trial of David Johnston's significant event is recorded as confession by suspect[8].
  • trial of David Johnston's significant event is recorded as confession by suspect[9].
  • trial of David Johnston's significant event is recorded as torture[10].
  • trial of David Johnston's defendant is recorded as David Johnston[11].
  • trial of David Johnston's prosecutor is recorded as Robert Dalgleish[12].
  • trial of David Johnston's judge is recorded as Thomas Baillie[13].
  • trial of David Johnston's charge is recorded as witchcraft[14].
  • trial of David Johnston's penalty is recorded as capital punishment[15].
  • trial of David Johnston's first line is recorded as Pretrial notes: He was interrogated in the tolbooth of Musselburgh on 19/7/1661 and then he confessed again. On 28/7/1661 he said he only confessed because he was put in a 'haircloath' that he knew nothing of witchcraft, but that he wouldn't deny his confession in court.[16].
  • trial of David Johnston's connects with is recorded as trial of Janet Daill[17].
  • trial of David Johnston's significant person is recorded as William King[18].
  • trial of David Johnston's significant person is recorded as Walter Cowan[19].
  • trial of David Johnston's significant person is recorded as Margaret Daillis[20].
  • trial of David Johnston's Survey of Scottish Witchcraft - Trial ID is recorded as T/LA/262[21].
  • trial of David Johnston's quotation or excerpt is recorded as Trial notes: The whole central justiciary went there with the Books of Adjournal.[22].
  • trial of David Johnston's manner of inhumane treatment is recorded as haircloth[23].

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] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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