Ker,Margaret
Case Reference: C/EGD/1375
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1375 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Ker |
| Case Start Date | 30/5/1661 |
| Case Date | 14/11/1661 |
| Common Name | Ker,Margaret |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | Yes |
| Singing | No |
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| House | own house | No |
| Moor | Boltonmure | No |
| Haugh | Samuelston | No |
| Moor | Pilmure | No |
| Burn | Black burn of Bolton | No |
| Moor | Begbiemure | No |
| Den | hodin dean | No |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| Head and foot | |
| Body and soul | |
| New name | Elisabeth |
| Sex | nature cold |
| Servant |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Animal Devil | dog |
| Male |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Begbie | Investigator | witnessed confession | |
| Patrick Brown | of Colstoun | Commissioner | |
| John Butler | Mr of Kirkland | Investigator | witnessed confession, later commissioner |
| John Cantlie | Investigator | witnessed confession | |
| Alexander Cockburn | Commissioner | ||
| James Gottray | Investigator | witnessed confession | |
| Thomas Haliburton | of Eaglescarnie | Investigator | witnessed confession, later commissioner |
| Alexander Hay | Mr of Baro | Commissioner | |
| Robert Hepburn | Sir of Keith | Commissioner | |
| George Hepburn | Dr of Nunrig | Commissioner | |
| Robert Ker | Mr | Minister | witnessed her confession |
| Thomas MacCoul | Investigator | witnessed confession | |
| William Trent | Mr | Minister | witnessed confession |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27 'Margaret Allan' | Mentioned in another person's documents. |
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 1, pp. 648-51. | Record of confession. |
| APS | Vol 7, p 247. |