RENFREWSHIRE,

WHO WERE BURNED ON THE GALLOWGREEN
OF PAISLEY.

PUBLISHED BY

THE EDITOR OF THE PAISLEY REPOSITORY.

"Magic Terrors, Spells of mighty power,
"Witches, who rove at midnight hour.",

PAISLEY:

PRINTED BY J. NEILSON,

FOR JOHN MILLAR, BOOKSELLER,

Marks
74-23-40
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ONTENTS..

Mackenzi Tre tife on Witcheraft

Of the bewitching of Sir George Maxwell

Account of Janet Douglas, a remarkable girl
Preface to the Narrative of Chriftian Shaw
Narrative of Chriftian Shaw

Information fubjoined by the first Editors to the Narrative trg
Appendix No. A. Subscribed Attestation of Dr. M. Brisbane 118
Subfcribed Atteftation of Mr. Henry Marthall

Warrant of Privy Council, dated 29th Jan. 1697

Dr. Matthew Br fbane's depofition on the trial
Confeffions of Margaret and Janet Rodger
Appendix No. B. Preface to Two Letters

119.

ibid.

128

ibid

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Letter 1. Contains the Advocate's Speech to the Inquef. 138
Letter H. Contains Answers to Objections on the trial of

the Witches

Appendix No. C. Confeffion and Death of John Reid
Appendix No. D. Sermon preached by Mr. D. Brown
Appendix No. E. Some paffages which fell ont before and
at the execution of the Seven Witches

Append'■ No. F. Hugo Arnot's account of the bewitching
of Christian Shaw

Appendix No. G Dr. Walter Young's Account of Chriflian

Shaw, &c

344

Appendix No H. Information concerning Christian Shaw's

Husband, &e.

169

168

181

184

CONTENTS.

iv.

PAGE
198

Appendix No I. Witch executed at Paisley in 1661
Appendix No K. At of Parliament paffed in 1736 193
Appendix No L. Hugo Arnot's remarks on the above Act, 195
Appendix No M. Account of Acts of the General Affembly,
Faffed between 1639 and 1649, concerning Witchcraft 196
Appendix No N. Mr. Backwell's intimation of a FaÅ
to be kept on the Account of Chriftian Shaw, &c.

The Publifher fincerely thanks his numerous Sub
feribers, for their liberal encouragement of this Work,
which has far exceeded his molt fanguine expectations.
While he has, at a confiderable trouble and expence,
collected Old Manufcripts, and other materials on the
fubject, befides what were promifed in his Profpe&tus, and
by that means he has been enabled to make his Work more
complete, he has the fatisfaction to think, that the mot
of his Subfcribers will be well pleafed with the Work.
However, he is not of the opinion that his Book will
please every perfon, for that is what no Book has ever
yet done.

The Publifher cannot with propriety omit returning
his warmeft thanks to Thomas Bilsland, Efq. of Ferguflie
William M.Kerrell, Efq; Maxwelltown; Robert Paterfon,
Efq: Provost of Renfrew, and other Landed Gentlemen
the Faculty of Procurators, Paifley, and particularly
Meffre William M'Walter and Henry Willon, Writers,
for the pieces he received from them, and the intereft they
took in the Work.

TREATISE ON WITCHCRAFT.

By Sir George Mackenzie of Rofehaugh, who was
king's advocate, and one of the lords of
the privy council in Scotland.

From his "Laws and Customes of Scotland,
in Matters Criminal.”

Printed in 1678.

CONTENTS.

Wierus' arguments against the punishing of witches-Answers to Wierus-Some obfervations which may perfuade a judge to be cautious in judging this crime-Upon what prefumptions witches may be apprehended-Who are judges competent thereto-Paction with the devil -- Renouncing of baptifm-The devil's mark-Threatening to do mischief, how punishable-Malefices where there are no connection betwixt the cause and the effect-The ufing magic arts for good ends, how punishable-ConJulting with witches, how punished-What the being defamed by the witches imports-A witch's confeffion not punishable, except the thing confeffed be poffible Whe ther the transportations confeffed, be real, and though real, whether punishable-Whether a witch can cause any perfon be posessed-Whether penetration be possible -Whether transformation be poffible-Whether the devil can make brutos to speak, or raife forms-Whether witches can transfer difeafes, and whether it be lawful to feek their help for this-Whether witches can_kill by their looks-Whether witches can procure love by their potions-How witches torment men by their imagesWhether confeffions before kirk feffions be relevant-Who can be witneffes in witchcraft-Witchcraft how punishable by the civil laws of England and Scotland Con fulters of fortune-tellers, bow punishedB