 Agnes Sampson was taken to the scaffold on Castlehill, where she was garrotted then burnt at the stake on 28 January 1591.Edinburgh Burgh treasurer's accounts itemise the cost of Agnes Sampson's execution, giving the date as the 16 January 1591 and the cost as £6 8s 10d.Robert Bowes wrote that her execution took place on 28 January 1591.