Reid,Margaret
Case Reference: C/EGD/1309
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1309 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Reid |
| Case Start Date | 1/8/1644 |
| Case Date | 14/11/1644 |
| Common Name | Reid,Margaret |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Midwifery | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: She did some compasses around babies accompanied with secret words, withershins with candles around the child birth bed. Used a green hesp at childbed ceremonies. Passed sick child three times round an oak post (tree)
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Green
Ritual Objects
- Tree
Religious Motifs
- Three
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 | — |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Douglas | mr | Investigator | to send request for commission to PC |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RPC | 2nd S, v8 pp. 155-157 | |
| Lanark Presbytery Records | CH2/234/1. | recorded as suspected of witchcraft. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/1090 | No |