Dawsoun,Bessie
Case Reference: C/EGD/1368
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1368 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Bessie Dawsoun |
| Case Start Date | 29/5/1661 |
| Case Date | 31/5/1661 |
| Common Name | Dawsoun,Bessie |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
Notes: Named by Bessie Todrig
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Burn | black burn beside Calfward | No |
| Moor | Begbiemure | No |
| Moor | Overboltonmure | No |
| Burn | Kirkland burn | No |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| Body and soul | |
| Head and foot | |
| New name | Katharine |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | black clothes |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Begbie | Investigator | witnessed confession | |
| John Begbie | Investigator | witnessed confession | |
| Patrick Begbie | Investigator | witnessed confession | |
| John Butler | Mr of Kirkland | Investigator | witnessed confession |
| Thomas Haliburton | of Eaglescarnie | Investigator | witnessed confession |
| Robert Ker | Mr | Minister | witnessed confession |
| William Trent | Mr | Minister | witnessed confession |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 1, pp. 647-651. | Record of confession. |