Lewinstoun,Christian
Case Reference: C/EGD/132
| Case Ref | C/EGD/132 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Christian Lewinstoun |
| Case Start Date | 12/11/1597 |
| Case Date | 12/11/1597 |
| Common Name | Lewinstoun,Christian |
|---|
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Folk Healing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
Notes: She was part of a group of four women who appear to have been recognised folk healers who met, taught each other, cured for each other and generally worked together as professionals (the group includes c/egd/136, c/egd/133, c/egd/132, c/egd/131). There is no mention of the Devil.
| Devil Present | No |
|---|---|
| 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: Her daughter was taken away by the fairies and she learned witchcraft and taught it to Lewinstoun. She found a bunch of bewitched items in their wall and cast them into a fire. For knowledge of the sex of a baby, power received from the fairy-folk. She was consulted by Saidler for cures. She could heal named diseases
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Group of fairies
Ritual Objects
- Thread
- Hair
- Nail trimmings
- Herb
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 supposedly worked with Christian Sadler. A man approached her 'as ane wyfe woman, haifing knaulege in the foirsaid airt [witchcraft].' ie she was a wise woman, or a healer.
Property Damage Types
- Dairy
- Protective magic
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/3 fo. 224-229 | |
| Pitcairn | v ii, p. 25-29 | Almost same text as JC2/3 |
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/43 | 12/11/1597 | 1597 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |