Margaret Burges

Margaret Burges (kimanin 1579 - Janairu 1629), wacce aka fi sani da 'Lady Dalyell',[1] 'yar kasuwa ce 'yar Scotland daga Nether Cramond wacce aka same ta da laifin maita kuma aka kashe ta a Edinburgh a shekarar 1629.￼

 Rayuwa ta mutum 
Burges ta auri wani ɗan jirgin ruwa mai suna John Gillespie kafin mijinta na biyu, John Dalyell . [1] Ta kasance mai cin nasara a kasuwancin Cramond na tsakiya, tana hayar dukiya ga masu haya da yawa kuma tana daukar ma'aikata da yawa.[1]￼

 Shari'a da kisa 
An fara zargi Burges da maita bayan wata takaddama a gaban gidanta. Burges ya aika da wani bara mai suna Elspeth Baird don 'mummunan iyakarta.'  A matsayin fansa, Baird ya zargi Burges da maita. Daga nan sai Burges ta yi ƙoƙari ta wanke sunanta ta hanyar shigar da karar tsegumi, wanda ya haifar da rashin amincewa kuma ya haifar da shari'arta da kisa. Daga shaidar da aka yi a cikin karar tsegumi, Taron Cramond Kirk ya tabbatar da cewa akwai isasshen shaida a kan Burges don bincike na musamman da Majalisar Privy ta yi. Wannan shaidar ta haɗa da layin tambayoyi tare da bawan matashi na Burges, wanda ya yi iƙirarin cewa Burges ya sumbace ta akai-akai a lokuta da yawa. Ƙarin shaidar da aka yi wa Burges ita ce alamar Iblis da ke kan kafaɗarta. Bayan shari'arta a ranar 27 ga watan Janairun shekara ta 1629 an maƙure ta kuma an ƙone ta a Castle Hill a Edinburgh .

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