Straton,Jonet
Case Reference: C/EGD/107
| Case Ref | C/EGD/107 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Jonet Straton |
| Case Start Date | 1/5/1591 |
| Case Date | 19/9/1591 |
| Common Name | Straton,Jonet |
|---|
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Treason | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Part of the North Berwick witch hunt. It involved many people and many accustions about witches meetings, specifically two separate attempts to sink the royal ships. The first to sink Queen Anne on her way home, second to trouble King James after he went to get her in Denmark.
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: See Sampson c/egd/63 and Napier c/egd/103 for details of the meeting. Said that Agnes Sampson approached them with a job to wreck a man in 1589, but they didn't know who it was. Named 9 people and said that 60 were involved. She also said that the Earl of Angus' wife called Lyon sent Barbara Napier to Agnes Sampson. She later denied seeing Makcalyean at witches' meetings.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Shore | Aitchesounes heavin, btw musselburgh and pannes | No |
| Kirk | North Berwick | Yes |
| Fyrnt Hoillis of Prestonpans | No |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Detailed description of preparation for the North Berwick meetings that she was supposedly at according to Napier's dittay. Used a sark. She was present when Agnes Sampson melted a toad over a fire and did something with the drippings as part of the attempt to wreck a man (they later found out it was the King). The toad was then sent to Edinburgh to the women who would use it there. Then Sampson called her master three times. They then had the wax image, said words and walked widdershins with it.
Ritual Objects
- Wax/clay images
- Toad
- Snake skin
- Urine (stale)
Religious Motifs
- Three
- Lammas
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Trump |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Bannatyne | Investigator | ||
| Robert Bruce | Mr. | Investigator | |
| Robert Gardener | Investigator | ||
| David Ogilvie | Mr | Investigator | |
| Walter Ogilvie | Mr | Investigator | |
| John Pap | Mr | Investigator | |
| John Seton | Sir of Barns | Investigator | |
| James (VI) Stewart | King of Scotland | Investigator | |
| Ludovick Stewart | Duke of Lennox | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Process Notes | JC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 19 | |
| Pitcairn | v I, part II, page 245-247 | JC26/2 |
| Process Notes | JC26/2 witchcraft bundle item 18 | |
| Process Notes | JC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 15, 14 | Depositions |
| Process Notes | JC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 8 | Interrogation |
| Process Notes | JC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 2 | item 1 is blank |