Order, 3 October 1704, Edinburgh

Procedure, 19 December 1704, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Thrid day of October Jaj vijc and four years

A1704/10/41

Order

Recommendation to the Lord Advocat To sett at Liberty Issobell Adam suspect of Witch Craft

Her Majesties Advocat haveing represented to the board, That in obediance to their Lordships former Recommendation for persueing the witches in Pittenweem, he had called for and examined Issobell Adam said to be the most Notorious Witch, and the Laid said to be tormented, And finding noe evidence from their Examinationes to be the ground of a proces, Gave it as his oppinion That the Lords of privie Councill should allow him to sett the said Issobell Adam at liberty and lett the proces fall; The Lords of her Majesties privie Councill Have allowed and heirby allowes Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat To cause Liberat Issobell Adam suspect of Witchcraft, and to let the proces against her on that accompt fall, and desist from the prosecuting her for the same.

Att Edinburgh the Thrid day of October Jaj vijc and four years

A1704/10/41

Order

Recommendation to the Lord Advocat To sett at Liberty Issobell Adam suspect of Witch Craft

Her Majesties Advocat haveing represented to the board, That in obediance to their Lordships former Recommendation for persueing the witches in Pittenweem, he had called for and examined Issobell Adam said to be the most Notorious Witch, and the Laid said to be tormented, And finding noe evidence from their Examinationes to be the ground of a proces, Gave it as his oppinion That the Lords of privie Councill should allow him to sett the said Issobell Adam at liberty and lett the proces fall; The Lords of her Majesties privie Councill Have allowed and heirby allowes Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat To cause Liberat Issobell Adam suspect of Witchcraft, and to let the proces against her on that accompt fall, and desist from the prosecuting her for the same.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 281.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 281.