George and Lachlan Rattray

George and Lachlan Rattray (circa 1704) were accused of witchcraft in Inverness. They were apprehended in 1704, allegedly guilty of "the horrid crimes of mischievous charms, by witchcraft and malefice, sorcery or necromany".[1] They were tried locally under a commission from the Lords of the Privy Council, and sentenced to execution in 1706.[2]

References
  1. Black, George F. (1938). A Calendar of Cases of Witchcraft, 1510-1727. New York Public Library. p. 82.
  2. Chambers, Robert (1861). Domestic Annals of Scotland from the Revolution to the Rebellion of 1745. Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers. p. 302.



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