trial of John Reid

Scottish witch trial
Event witch_trial Q43403318
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trial of John Reid

Summary

trial of John Reid is a witch trial[1].

Key Facts

  • trial of John Reid is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • trial of John Reid's instance of is recorded as witch trial[3].
  • trial of John Reid's instance of is recorded as mixed trial[4].
  • trial of John Reid's location is recorded as Paisley[5].
  • trial of John Reid's part of is recorded as Paisley witches[6].
  • trial of John Reid's start time is recorded as +1697-04-13T00:00:00Z[7].
  • trial of John Reid's end time is recorded as +1697-05-28T00:00:00Z[8].
  • trial of John Reid's point in time is recorded as +1697-04-13T00:00:00Z[9].
  • trial of John Reid's significant event is recorded as trial by ordeal[10].
  • trial of John Reid's significant event is recorded as imprisonment[11].
  • trial of John Reid's significant event is recorded as commission of justiciary[12].
  • trial of John Reid's defendant is recorded as John Reid[13].
  • trial of John Reid's prosecutor is recorded as John Menzies[14].
  • trial of John Reid's prosecutor is recorded as Francis Grant[15].
  • trial of John Reid's prosecutor is recorded as John Stewart of Blackhall[16].
  • trial of John Reid's charge is recorded as witchcraft[17].
  • trial of John Reid's first line is recorded as Pretrial notes: This case was under a PC 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.[18].
  • trial of John Reid's place of detention is recorded as Renfrew[19].
  • trial of John Reid's place of detention is recorded as Paisley[20].
  • trial of John Reid's connects with is recorded as trial of Agnes Naismith[21].
  • trial of John Reid's connects with is recorded as trial of Angus Forrester[22].
  • trial of John Reid's connects with is recorded as trial of Katherine Flowers[23].
  • trial of John Reid's connects with is recorded as trial of Margaret Shearer[24].
  • trial of John Reid's connects with is recorded as trial of Margaret McKillope[25].
  • trial of John Reid's connects with is recorded as trial of Margaret Ewing[26].

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] . 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] . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . witches.hca.ed.ac.uk. witches.hca.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] . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. witches.shca.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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