Thompson,Bessie
Case Reference: C/EGD/120
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/120 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Bessie Thompson |
| Case Start Date | 1/5/1590 |
| Case Date | 27/1/1591 |
| Common Name | Thompson,Bessie |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| 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 | No |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: Meeting described as having 9 people. Questioned about the meeting at Newhaven with a wax image. Confessed that she was present at the corpse raising in North Berwick.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Foulstruther | No | |
| Prestonpans | No | |
| Kirk | North Berwick | No |
| Kirkyard | North Berwick | No |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Ritual Objects
- Glass
- Thread
- Salt
- Corpse
- Wax
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcairn | v I, part II, page 239-241 | same text as JC2/2 JC26/2 |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/2 fos. 201r-207r | |
| Process Notes | JC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item, 16x | interrogation |