McKaw,Issobell More
Case Reference: C/EGD/1545
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1545 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Issobell More McKaw |
| Case Start Date | 24/6/1649 |
| Case Date | 26/3/1662 |
| Common Name | McKaw,Issobell More |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | — | ✓ |
| White Magic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: This involved a group of people who confessed to turning the riddle - sieve. McKaw said it was to get some silver for her mother although it is not clear if this silver had been lost. Kirk session were troubled by the case but did not indicate it was witchcraft.
Ritual Objects
- Sieve
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kingarth Kirk Session records | CH2/219/1, ff 12-14. | |
| Highland Papers | Vol III, p 28. | Details from later investigation in 1662 when she named several other people. Although this may not have been a separate investigation simply a reference to her confession, as it is referred to as 'having confessed about 20 yeires sine did delate' |
| Highland Papers | Vol III, pp 10, 19. | Named in another person's confession. |