res show the expenses incurred in burning the said
unfortunate man:

"Item, for peattis, tar barrellis, fir, and coallis, to
burn the said Thomas, and to Jon Justice for
his fie in executing him L2 13 4"

EXPENSES OF BURNING JANET WISCHERT AND ISOBEL COCKER IN ABERDEEN:

"Item, for twenty loads of peattis to burn them L2 0 0
Item, for ane boll of coillis 1 4 0
Item, for four tar barrellis 1 6 8
Item, for fir and win barrellis 0 16 8
Item, for a staik, and dressing of it 0 16 0
Item, for four fadomes of towis 4 0 0
Item, for careing the peattis, coallis, and barrellis
to the hill 0 13 4
Item, to Jon Justice for their execution 0 13 4"

Another instance of the Aberdonian zeal for the punishment of witches
appears on 6th January 1603. A minute of the presbytery says:

"The quhilk day, anent the desyre of the Marques of
Huntlie desyring the presbyterie to tak tryell of the
witches, and consultares with them, and to send to his
Lordship the delatioun, with the names of sic as were
maist meitt to pass upon the assyse and tryell of
them. The presbyterie, for obedience heirto, ordanit
every minister within their precinct to tak ane
subtill and privie inquisition therein--viz. ilk
minister, with tua of his elderis that fearis God and
are maist zealous of his glorie, at ilk particular
kirk respective, tak the aithes of the inhabitants
within their charge, quhat they know of witches and
consultaris with them, and wreitt their depositions,
and return the same to the presbyterie, with the names
of sic as are metest to be assyssours to them, that
the same may be sent to the Marques with all hastie
expedition, conform to the desyre of his Lordship's
lettre, and his Lordship may charge them."

Helen Fraser, an Aberdeen witch, caused Robert Merchant, a married
man, to fall in love with Isobel Bruce, a widow--an unholy affection
that continued to the day Fraser was burned.

Andrew Man, an old Aberdonian, considered himself under the
protection of the fairy queen, who imparted to him a knowledge of all
things, and gave him the