Greave,Thomas
Case Reference: C/EGD/157
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/157 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Thomas Greave |
| Case Start Date | 1/8/1623 |
| Case Date | 1/8/1623 |
| Common Name | Greave,Thomas |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Folk Healing | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: All about healing, and a few failed healing attempts. He was paid £22 for one cure. A total of 14 items against him. No mention of the Devil at all! But he was shown to have used words and deeds - indicative of witchcraft. No accomplices or anything.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Words and deeds (signs and troles?). Use of unguents
Ritual Objects
- Water
- Yarn
- Fire
Religious Motifs
- Nine
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: Paid £22
- Failed healing
- Sorcery
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/6 fos. 120r-122r | Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 1/8/1623 |
| Pitcairn | III, p. 555. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/58 | 1/8/1623 | 1623 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |