Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the tuenty Eight day of July J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/7/46

A1696/7/46¹

Procedure

Addition to the Commission for trying Janet Wodrow

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having by their Commission of the date the third day of March Last nominated and appointed severall persons for trying and judging of Janet Widdrow in Paslay tolbooth anent the Crime of witchcraft and other malifices They heirby add […] Alexander of Blackhouse Thomas Craufurd of Craufurdsburne and Gavin Cochran of Craigmuir elder to the former Commissioners with pouer to them as to the saids former Commissioners by vertue of the said Commission As also by vertue of the Act of Councill extending the same dated the seventh day of May last And Continoues the Quorum of the saids Commissioners to be Fyve as Formerly Robert Semple shirref deput of Renfrew being aluayes one of the same quorum And prorogats the day already appointed for reporting the said Commission to the privie Counsell to the first Thursday of November nixt to Come