Young,Isobell

Devil Present	Yes
Communal Sex	No
Devil Worship	No
Food and Drink	No
Dancing	No
Singing	No

Notes: Young was described as a special commander at the Devil's meeting.

Meeting Places

Place	Location	Inversion
Hilltop	Dounhill of Spott	No
	Madeis Loupe	No

Only a few mentions of the Devil and they are very vague.

Type	Text
Anti-baptism
Devil's Mark	on left papie

Devil Appearances

Type	Text
Unspecified Devil

Notes: Her sons had to do penance for charming for conducting a ritual to cure their cattle with a special flask of water given to them by the mistress of Leyis. She was accused of using a specific ritual that involved taking off her hat and walking around with it counter-clockwise (withershins)

Shape Changing

Type	Details
Animal	Hare
Vision	to a drunken stable hand

Ritual Objects

• Yarn
• Cat
• Salt
• Lee Penny
• Flask of Water

Religious Motifs

• Flask of Water

Disease Notes: Illnesses tended to follow quarrels with Young about business affairs

Other Maleficia Notes: burned a field of corn

Property Damage Types

• Ale
• Animals
• Boats
• Crops
• Dairy
• Fishing
• Whole Estate

Weather Modification Types

• Storm

• Slander
• Failed business interaction

• Martinmas

• Cursing

• Community Healer

Claimed Bewitched	—
Claimed Possessed	—
Admitted Lesser Charge	✓
Claimed Natural Causes	✓
No Defence	—

Notes: She used the common defence strategy of trying to discredit the witnesses.

Name	Title	Involvement	Notes
George Adamson		Expert Witness	Testified about involvement in a different trial
Adam Bellenden	Mr	Commissioner
Alexander Colville	Mr	Commissioner
Thomas Corsbie		Expert Witness	Testified that he knew nothing
George Elphinstone	Sir of Blythswood	Commissioner
Patrick Hamilton		Investigator	Took witness statements at the Presbytery of Dunbar
James Home	Mr	Minister	Testified about involvment in a different trial
Thomas Hope	Sir of Craighall	Commissioner
Leonard Houstoun		Investigator	Took witness statements at the Presbytery of Dunce
George Purves		Expert Witness	Testified about involvement in a different trial
John Scott	Sir of Scotstarvet	Commissioner

Source	Reference	Notes
SJC	v I, pp. 96-120	The manuscript reference for this case is NAS JC2/6 fo. 264r-273r; 273v-277v[find the full folio reference!!], Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 4/2/1629.
RPC	2nd S v3, p. 4	Order for central justiciary trial
RPC	2nd S, v2 p. 540
Edinburgh Town Treasurer's Accounts	ECA, Town Treasurer's Accounts vol. 5 (1623-1636), 1628-9 p. 598	record of her execution
Tyninghame Kirk Session minutes	CH2/359/1 fo. 60r.	mention of Isobell being investigated by the Tyninghame minister.
Process Notes	JC26/9 item 1, Issobel Young bundle
Process Notes	JC26/9 item 3, Issobel Young bundle	draft version of the books of adjournal, with assize deliberation notes.
Process Notes	JC26/9 item 4, 10, Issobel Young bundle	Interrogation of Issobel
Process Notes	JC26/9 item 5, Issobel Young bundle	witness depositions taken by the Presbytery of Dunbar.
Process Notes	JC26/9 item 6, 7, Issobel Young bundle	List of witnesses to be called
Process Notes	JC26/9 items 8, 9, 12, 13, Issobel Young bundle	details of witness statements. Item 12 is the testimony of a folk healer.
Process Notes	JC26/9 items 11, 14, 15, Issobel Young bundle	Procedural notes - item 11, order for High Court trial and arrest warrant. Item 14, Trial date set. item 15, order for assize to appear