trial of Margaret Lang

Summary

trial of Margaret Lang is a witch trial^[1].

Key Facts

• trial of Margaret Lang is in the country of United Kingdom^[2].
• trial of Margaret Lang's instance of is recorded as witch trial^[3].
• trial of Margaret Lang's instance of is recorded as mixed trial^[4].
• trial of Margaret Lang's location is recorded as Paisley^[5].
• trial of Margaret Lang's part of is recorded as Paisley witches^[6].
• trial of Margaret Lang's start time is recorded as +1697-04-13T00:00:00Z^[7].
• trial of Margaret Lang's end time is recorded as +1697-05-12T00:00:00Z^[8].
• trial of Margaret Lang's point in time is recorded as +1697-12-05T00:00:00Z^[9].
• trial of Margaret Lang's participant is recorded as Matthew Brisbane^[10].
• trial of Margaret Lang's significant event is recorded as trial by ordeal^[11].
• trial of Margaret Lang's significant event is recorded as imprisonment^[12].
• trial of Margaret Lang's significant event is recorded as commission of justiciary^[13].
• trial of Margaret Lang's number of participants is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q122723812', 'amount': '+16'}^[14].
• trial of Margaret Lang's number of participants is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q122723812', 'amount': '+22'}^[15].
• trial of Margaret Lang's defendant is recorded as Margaret Lang^[16].
• trial of Margaret Lang's prosecutor is recorded as John Menzies^[17].
• trial of Margaret Lang's prosecutor is recorded as Sir James Stewart^[18].
• trial of Margaret Lang's prosecutor is recorded as Francis Grant^[19].
• trial of Margaret Lang's legal counsel is recorded as James Roberton^[20].
• trial of Margaret Lang's judge is recorded as James Crawford^[21].
• trial of Margaret Lang's charge is recorded as witchcraft^[22].
• trial of Margaret Lang's penalty is recorded as capital punishment^[23].
• trial of Margaret Lang's first line is recorded as Pretrial notes: Commission read out in the burgh of Renfrew on 18/3/1697. 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.^[24].
• trial of Margaret Lang's place of detention is recorded as Renfrew^[25].
• trial of Margaret Lang's place of detention is recorded as Glasgow^[26].