Agnes Finnie

Witch's Well on the Royal Mile commemorates the 300 women killed in Edinburgh for witchcraft

Agnes Finnie (died 6 March 1645) was an Edinburgh shopkeeper and moneylender who was executed for witchcraft on 6 March 1645.

Biography

Agnes Finnie, widow of James Roberston, sold consumer goods, such as fish and cakes in Potterrow, Edinburgh. She had a reputation for cursing people in her neighbourhood.[1] She was charged with causing harm to several neighbours,[2] including an attack on her neighbour, James Cochrane.[3]

In June 1644, she was arrested on 20 counts of witchcraft and sorcery. She was tried on 20 December 1644 and executed on the Castle Hill of Edinburgh on Thursday, 6 March 1645.[4]

Posthumous petition for pardon

In 2008, Agnes Finnie's name was one of thousands presented for posthumous pardon to the Scottish Parliament.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Agnes Finnie: Edinburghs most prolific Witch". Supernatural Magazine. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  2. ↑ Millar, John (1809). A History of the Witches of Renfrewshire: Who Were Burned on the Gallowgreen of Paisley. J. Neilson.
  3. ↑ The British Critic, Quarterly Theological Review, and Ecclesiastical Record. C. & J. Rivington, and J. Mawman. 1834.
  4. ↑ "The war on witches". History Extra. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Time for witches to rest in peace". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
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