Gairdner,Grissel
Case Reference: C/EGD/149
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/149 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Grissel Gairdner |
| Case Start Date | 7/9/1610 |
| Case Date | 7/9/1610 |
| Common Name | Gairdner,Grissel |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: She called her words 'prayeris'
Religious Motifs
- Prayer
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: The illnesses she was accused of casting resulted in great fury and madness.
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/4 fo. 367r-369v | Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 7 September 1610 |
| Pitcairn | Vol 3, p 95. | |
| Process Notes | JC27/7/1 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/52 | 7/9/1610 | 1610 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |