Grieve,Katherene
Case Reference: C/EGD/1269
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1269 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Katherene Grieve |
| Case Start Date | 17/3/1633 |
| Case Date | 29/5/1633 |
| Common Name | Grieve,Katherene |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
| Devil Present | No |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: the meeting was witnessed by the son of her co-accused.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| House | abandoned house called Howing Greyman | No |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Ritual Objects
- Silver
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 | — |
White Magic
- Protective
- Failed business interaction
- Revenge
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RPC | 2nd S, v5 pp. 544-548, 556-559 | |
| Marwick Collection | D31/4/3 | His notes on primary documents that aren't held in Orkney. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/1004 | 29/5/1633 | 1633 | Guilty | Branded | No |