Balfour,Alesoun
Case Reference: C/EGD/127
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/127 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Alesoun Balfour |
| Case Start Date | 15/12/1594 |
| Case Date | 15/12/1594 |
| Common Name | Balfour,Alesoun |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Political Motive | — | ✓ |
| Other | ✓ | ✓ |
Other details: witch for hire
Notes: She was hired by a Patrick Stewart to poison his brother. He was acquitted, she was executed in the locality. Patrick Stewart tried to kill his brother many times, assault, poison, then with the witch.
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 | — |
Disease Notes: She confessed that she was not a witch but was hired to heal the Lady of Stenhous
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/3 fo. 41-47 | |
| Pitcairn | v I, part ii, page 373-377 | Same text as JC2/3 |
| Process Notes | JC26/3 | mentioned in John Stewart's trial |