The expenses incurred in these matters by the Kirk cannot be considered trifling. There are significant entries like the following: "21 July 1661.--Given for candle to watch the witch, 11s.;" but much fuller statements are also given. In 1633 two poor victims, "William Coke and Alison Dick, witches," were burned, as the Kirk Session Records testify, on the sands at Kirkcaldy. And in connection with that event these were the "Extraordinary Disbursements":-- _In primus_--To Mr John Millar when he went to Prestoun for a man to try them, L2 7 0 To the man of Culross when he went away the first time, 0 12 0 Item--For cales for the witches, 1 4 0 Item--For purchasing the commission, 0 3 0 Item--For one to go to Finmouth for the Laird to sit upon their assize as judge, 0 6 0 Item--For harden to be jumps to them, 3 10 0 Item--For making of them, 0 6 0 --------- Summa, Kirk's part, L17 10 0 --------- _In primus_--For 10 loads of coal to burn them, L3 6 8 Item--For a tar barrel, 0 14 0 Item--For towes, 0 6 0 Item--To him that brought the executioner, 2 18 0 Item--To the executioner for his pains, 8 14 0 Item--For his expenses here, 0 16 4 Item--For one to go to Finmouth for the Laird, 0 6 0 --------- Summa, Toun's part, L17 1 0 --------- The other items, the cost of which would bring the "Summa, Kirk's part," to L17, 10s., are not supplied. The severity with which the witches were sometimes treated during imprisonment is sufficiently indicated by the following entries, 1597:-- _Item._ To Alexander Reid, smyth, for twa pair of scheckellis to the Witches in the Stepill, xxxii_sh._ _Item._ To John Justice, for burning upon the cheik of four seurerall personis suspect of witchcraft and baneschit, xxvi_sh._ viii_d._ _Item._ Givin to Alexander Home, for macking of joggis, stapillis, and lockis to the witches, during the haill tyme forsaid, xlvi_sh._ viii_d._ Expense on witches, aucht-score, xlii_li._ xvii_sh._ iiii_d._