Scott,William
Case Reference: C/EGD/1627
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1627 |
|---|---|
| Accused | William Scott |
| Case Start Date | 3/6/1649 |
| Case Date | 21/8/1649 |
| Age at Case | 31 |
| Common Name | Scott,William |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | — | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: Claimed he met the devil several times but no-one else. Then named Watsone, Bell and Scott as accomplices.
Confessed that he met the Devil with Beatrix Watsone 6 years before. Agreed to be his servant in return for gold. Confessed the devil re-baptised him with water.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Servant | |
| Want nothing | said the devil offered him god |
| Devil's Mark | nipped on his chest |
| Head and foot |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | in brown clothes |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Forrester | Sir of Corstorphine | Commissioner | |
| George Foulis | of Ravelston | Commissioner | |
| John Smith | Sir | Commissioner | |
| James Watson | Commissioner | ||
| John Watson | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Corstorphine Kirk Session records | CH2/124/1, p 31, 33-4. | |
| Committee of Estates | PA11/8 fo. 123r. |