Lachlane,Jean

Case Reference: C/EGD/1293

Case Summary
Case RefC/EGD/1293
AccusedJean Lachlane
Case Start Date31/12/1644
Case Date2/1/1645
Common NameLachlane,Jean
Characterisation
TypePrimarySecondary
Folk Healing — ✓
Maleficium — ✓
Implicated by Another — ✓
Not Enough Info ✓ ✓
White Magic — ✓

Devil PresentNo
Communal SexNo
Devil WorshipNo
Food and DrinkNo
DancingNo
SingingNo

Elphane/Fairyland—
Food/Drink—
Verbal Formulae—
Ritual Acts—
Familiars✓
Shape Changing—
Dreams/Visions—
Unorthodox Religious Practice—
Sympathetic Magic—
Riding Dead—

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
  • Prophesy

NameTitleInvolvementNotes
Robert Birnie MrInvestigator
James Cuningham of BonitownCommissioner
John Dalyell Sir of NewtonCommissioner
James Douglas mrInvestigator
James Hunter MrInvestigator
James Lockhart Sir Elder of LeeCommissioner
John Lockhart Mr of HeidsCommissioner

SourceReferenceNotes
RPC2nd S, v8 pp. 148-154
RPC2nd S, v8 pp. 41
Trials (1)
Trial RefDateYearVerdictSentenceExecution
T/LA/1078 31/12/16441644 GuiltyExecution Yes