Ballame (Baleny),Margaret
Case Reference: C/EGD/1168
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1168 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Ballame (Baleny) |
| Case Start Date | 16/7/1629 |
| Case Date | 5/9/1629 |
| Common Name | Ballame (Baleny),Margaret |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Implicated by Margaret Loche (c/egd/674) who was herself implicated by Alexander Hammilton (c/egd/166).
Harm
| Human Illness | — |
|---|---|
| Human Death | — |
| Animal Illness | — |
| Animal Death | — |
| Female Infertility | — |
| Male Impotence | — |
Methods
| Aggravating Disease | — |
|---|---|
| Transferring Disease | — |
| Laying On | — |
| Quarreling | — |
| Cursing | — |
| Poisoning | — |
Healing / Other
| Removal of Bewitchment | — |
|---|---|
| Recognised Healer | — |
| Healing Humans | — |
| Healing Animals | — |
| Midwifery | — |
| Property Damage | ✓ |
| Weather Modification | — |
Property Damage Types
- Mill
- Mill
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Home | Sir of Blackadder | Commissioner | |
| John Home | Sir of Rentoun | Commissioner | |
| Patrick Home | Sir of Ayton | Commissioner | |
| Alexander Lauder | Mr of Gunsgreen | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/7 fos. 160r-168 | |
| Spottiswoode Miscellany | Vol 2, p 64-6. | Named in another person's trial. |
| RPC | 2nd S, v3 p. 290 | |
| Process Notes | JC26/9 item 1 | Alexander Hammilton documents |