Dobson,Margaret
Case Reference: C/EGD/1334
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1334 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Dobson |
| Case Start Date | 8/7/1649 |
| Case Date | 8/7/1649 |
| Common Name | Dobson,Margaret |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | No |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | Yes |
| Singing | No |
Notes: meeting at 12:00am
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Yard | back of Thomas Browun's barn | No |
| Yard | back of Laurd of Wedderburn's house | No |
| River mouth | Forth of Eyemouth | No |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Servant | |
| Anti-baptism | |
| Head and foot |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Animal Devil | great dog |
| Male | |
| Animal Devil | as a foal |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Elf/Fairy Elements
- 12:00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Douglas | Mr | Investigator | |
| George Halliday | Investigator | ||
| Samuel Lauder | of Eyemouth | Investigator | |
| John Robinson | of Eyemouth | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RPC | 2nd S, v8 p. 196 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/1016 | No |