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List of all Event assertions around a specific parish

ID Short Description Date City Parish Current County Old county Nation
55

Geillis Duncane confesses to being enticed by the Devil and practicing witchcraft, after she is tortured and found to have witch's marks.(7)

Appears in:
Carmichael, James. News from Scotland, Declaring the Damnable Life and Death of Doctor Fian a Notable Sorcerer. London: 1592, 7

1591 Trenet  Tranent  East Lothian  Scotland 
56

Geillis Duncane is sent to prison because she possesses a witch's mark on her throat.(7)

Appears in:
Carmichael, James. News from Scotland, Declaring the Damnable Life and Death of Doctor Fian a Notable Sorcerer. London: 1592, 7

1591 Trenet  Tranent  East Lothian  Scotland 
57

Agnes Sampson is found to be a witch, after having all her hair shaved off and a witch's mark is found near her private parts.(10)

Appears in:
Carmichael, James. News from Scotland, Declaring the Damnable Life and Death of Doctor Fian a Notable Sorcerer. London: 1592, 10

1591 Trenet  Tranent  East Lothian  Scotland 
60

Doctor Fian is tortured into confessing his witchcraft practices and his part in leading other witches.(17)

Appears in:
Carmichael, James. News from Scotland, Declaring the Damnable Life and Death of Doctor Fian a Notable Sorcerer. London: 1592, 17

1591 Cockenzie  Tranent  East Lothian    Scotland