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Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:49 pm

Were there any witchcraft trials in Scotland; and, if so, when did they end?

dennis

Gran · Post by **Gran** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:04 pm

Early 1700s about 1730 off the top of my head.

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:01 pm

You might find this interesting:

http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/broadside. ... anscript/1

There was a famous case where one of the Maxwells of Pollok House was supposedly bewitched, that was in the late 1600's.

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:06 pm

Helen Duncan was a psychic from Stirling and in 1941 whe was jailed as a witch.

This is the true story of a woman sent to prison accused of being a witch when she was a well-known and proven psychic.
During WWII Helen's accurate 'death notices' were verified countless times.
When she materialized the full form of a sailor with the name H.M.S. BARHAM on his cap, a ship, which the English government denied, had been sunk; she was arrested and jailed as a spy and then a witch. Even after she was proven correct, she was held as a witch.
Her story is still unfolding today see her website at http://members.tripod.com/~helenduncan/

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Alcluith · Post by **Alcluith** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:36 pm

Hi Keltie

I knew that.

My Uncle Andrew Davidson was killed when the Barham was sunk

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:54 pm

Have a Google for "ergot and rye" and you'll come across sopme fascinating material.

Ergot is a mould that contaminates damp rye and contains a substance similar to LSD, - may well have also contaminated barley.

Davie

FionaZ · Post by **FionaZ** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:57 pm

Ah! There you are Davie!! I apologise for calling you a "she" yesterday but if you will go masquerading as a Kiwi what do you expect!!
Cheers! Fiona

scooter · Post by **scooter** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:29 pm

This is a particularly useful website if you are interested in Scottish witches. Searching by surname is rather handy

http://webdb.ucs.ed.ac.uk/witches/index ... ome.search

Best,

Scott

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camweh · Post by **camweh** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:35 pm

Dennis wrote:Were there any witchcraft trials in Scotland; and, if so, when did they end?
dennis

In 1649 a Kilwinning woman Bessie Graham was charged and convicted of Witchcraft. Alexander BOG or BOAG a well know witch hunter from Irvine gave evidence at the trial.

Source: Small booklet by the "Kilwinning and District Preservation Society".

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:37 am

FionaZ wrote:Ah! There you are Davie!! I apologise for calling you a "she" yesterday but if you will go masquerading as a Kiwi what do you expect!!
Cheers! Fiona

Given the sad and sorry state that Sir Clive Woodward has led the Lions into, I was left with no option but masquerade

Davie

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