The Witches Maze

07/03/2026

Modern English AI generated Translation (1662 document)

Proceedings against Agnes Murie,

Proceedings against Agnes Murie, resident in Kilduff;
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You three are indicted and accused because, according to the divine law of Almighty God set down in His sacred word—especially in the 18th chapter of Book of Deuteronomy and the 20th chapter of Book of Leviticus, which forbid the practice of witchcraft, sorcery, charming, fortune-telling, and seeking help or answers from such people—and also in the 18th verse of the 22nd chapter of Book of Exodus, which states “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live”, those who commit such devilish practices are threatened with the punishment of death.

According to this law of God, it has also been established by several Acts of the Parliament of this kingdom—especially the 73rd Act of the ninth Parliament of our sovereign lord’s great-grandmother, Mary, Queen of Scots—that no person of any rank or status shall presume to practise witchcraft, sorcery, or necromancy, nor claim to possess such knowledge in order to deceive the people. Likewise, no person may seek help, answers, or consultation from such practitioners. Anyone doing so—both the practitioner and the person seeking help—shall suffer the punishment of death, as set forth more fully in the laws of God and Acts of Parliament.

Nevertheless, despite these laws, you—Agnes Murie—acting for evil and sinful purposes, received instruction and information from the Devil, your covenanted master, teaching you how to practise that devilish trade of witchcraft and sorcery.

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Agnes Murie’s Confession

To prove this witchcraft, it is stated that when you were returning from Crook Mill around Martinmas (November) 1661, Satan appeared to you behind the yards of Tullibole on a Monday.

He said to you:

“Will you be my servant, and I will give you as much silver as will buy you as much grain as will last you until Lammas?”

You agreed to this.

He also asked you to renounce and abandon your baptism, which you did, and he gave you a new name, calling you Rossina. You freely confessed this yourself.

At the same time Satan met you again at the foot of the round hill behind the yards of Tullibole, though you said you did not know whether he was hot or cold.

You also confessed that you attended a meeting with Satan at Gibson’s Craig at Andersmas (St Andrew’s Day). Present there were:
• Robert Wilson of Crook of Devon
• his wife Gilles Hutton of Gartquheneane
• Margaret Duncan of Broome in the parish of Dollar
• Agnes Allene of Crook of Devon

You freely confessed this and promised to reveal other names as well.

This confession was made before Mr Alexander Ireland, minister, and Mr Robert Alexander, bailie (local magistrate).

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Further Examination

When the minister asked why you did not reveal the other names immediately, you asked Mr Robert Alexander to place his hand on your chest to feel a lump that troubled you, and also behind your back where you said the pain was.

You also confessed that Satan instructed you to go to the head of the moss between the Walkers and Hairlaw, where you would meet women who would go with you to Gibson’s Craig. You promised to do this on the following Wednesday.

You confessed that you went there at the appointed time and found the following people waiting:
• Robert Wilson
• Agnes Pittendreich
• Agnes Alleine of Crook of Devon
• Margaret Duncan of Broome
• Agnes Brugh of Gooselands

These people went with you to Gibson’s Craig, where you saw three women with black hoods and Satan with them.

You said you saw Gilles Hutton with her coat pulled over her head and Margaret Duncan wearing a rough grey plaid.

Afterwards you all returned to Powmill, leaving the Devil and the three black-hooded women at the head of Gibson’s Craig.

On the way back you saw Robert Wilson sitting at Robert Whyte’s fold-dyke (sheepfold wall) with a grey plaid around him. You also stated that you were wearing the same clothes then that you are wearing now.

All of this you freely confessed in the presence of the minister and Mr Robert Alexander.

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Additional Accusations (28 March 1662)

On 28 March 1662, you also confessed that the following women were guilty of sorcery and witchcraft like yourself:
• Agnes Sharp of Peatrig
• Janet Paton, wife of James Sinclair at the New Mill of Glendevon

You said Janet Paton—known as “the Nun”—was a particularly powerful witch and could have been arrested and burned seven years earlier.

You also said that Janet Paton of Kilduff was guilty as well.

This confession was made before:
• Mr Alexander Ireland (minister)
• Mr Robert Alexander
• Mr James Forsyth, minister of Muckhart
• Mr William Hutson, schoolmaster

You also confessed that you attended another meeting with the others at Truffhills, and that when the Devil first met you he gave you the witch’s mark on your neck.

07/03/2026

This was a scene that took place five times south of the Crook of Devon bottle bank in 1662. 10 women and one man died in this manner. 

18/02/2026

We are now at a time when it is getting very difficult to tell if something that you were told is real. I really like this lecture.
An ability to analyse the truth is essential when it comes to deciding if when someone says they’re a victim of a witch hunt whether they are generally being persecuted. Or the evidence is conclusively against their wrongdoing.

In a world overflowing with opinions, clips, conspiracies, and AI-generated answers, how do you know what’s actually true? Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down hi...

23/11/2025

It’s really a pity America is degenerating to that time with the ignoring of the constitution of the United States by the department of justice 

Between 1647 and 1688, five women were executed for alleged witchcraft in Boston, Massachusetts: Margaret Jones, Elizabeth Kendall, Alice Lake, Ann Hibbins, and Goody Glover. These women endured th…

31/10/2025

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10/09/2025

https://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/perth-kinross/tullibole-castle-and-the-witches-maze

17/04/2025

Comparison of Legal Void: Scottish Witch Trials vs. the Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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1. Historical Context and Legal Framework

In early modern Scotland, the Witchcraft Act of 1563 criminalized both the practice of witchcraft and consulting with witches, making these capital offences under a broadly defined statute. Between the early 16th and mid‑18th centuries, an estimated 4,000–6,000 individuals—75% of them women—were tried, with more than 1,500 executed, often by strangulation followed by burning . The Scottish system combined inquisitorial procedures, approval of torture in pre‑trial examinations, and loosely supervised local commissions, effectively sidelining many basic protections we associate with due process today .

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2. Procedural Failings in the Witch Trials

Trials were typically conducted in one of three venues:
• The Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh (professional judges),
• Circuit courts staffed by central‑court judges,
• Ad hoc local courts, convened by the Privy Council or Parliament and presided over by local landholders.

Local courts, lacking professional legal oversight, convicted and executed about 90% of accused witches, compared to 55% in Edinburgh and only 16% in circuit courts. Defendants often endured torture to extract confessions; hearsay and spectral evidence were admissible; no standardized rules governed evidence; and appeals were rare or non‑existent . In effect, “witch panic” and local power dynamics, rather than fair adjudication, determined outcomes.

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3. Case Study: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation.
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19/03/2025

On the way to The witches maze

19/03/2025

The tree that came down in the storm has been cleared. If you’re wanting to visit the maze you park at the old graveyard, not the castle. There’s a map on the heading of the page.

04/03/2025

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