Maid servant
in 1589
in Scotland
under the
rule of
King James VI
Compassionate good
woman helped
others who
were sick
or troubled
Falsely accused
of witchcraft
Arrested in
1589
Tortured by
her employer
deputy bailiff
David Seton
Crushed her
fingers with
thumbscrews
Twisted and
tightened ropes
around her
head
Stripped her
clothes off
Shaved the
hair from
her body
Subjected her
to indecent
searches while
naked
Claimed he
found the
Devil’s mark
on Geillis’s
throat
Imprisoned and
isolated her
Deprived her
of sleep
After Relentless
torture and
sleep deprivation
she could
no longer
endure
she confessed
to being
a witch
to stop
the torture
and pain
and was
forced to
accuse others
as being
witches
knowing she
would be
put to
death
her only
release from
the tortures
and torments
Unjustly Executed
December 11, 1591
A good
and innocent
woman put
to death
Another infamy
during the
reign of
King James VI,
the ruler
who believed
evil witches
were real
and after
him
Hundreds
of innocent
women tortured
and put
to death
in his
times
I hope
they are
in a
heaven now
compensated and
exonerated in
the afterlife
Bob Boyd