Scott,Bessie
Case Reference: C/EGD/1628
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1628 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Bessie Scott |
| Case Start Date | 3/6/1649 |
| Case Date | 21/8/1649 |
| Common Name | Scott,Bessie |
|---|
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: Meetings with the devil and others were held at the gloaming (evening).
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Park | No |
Claimed that her mother took her to meet her 'master'. Said she thought the devil rose out of the ground. She also said she was re-baptised with water.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Want nothing | |
| Anti-baptism | |
| New name | Maide |
| Devil's Mark | nipped her, very sore |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | in grey clothes |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Forrester | Sir of Corstorphine | Commissioner | |
| George Foulis | of Ravelston | Commissioner | |
| John Smith | Sir | Commissioner | |
| John Watson | Commissioner | ||
| James Watson | Commissioner | ||
| James Watson | Mr | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Corstorphine Kirk Session records | CH2/124/1, p 31, 33-4. | |
| Committee of Estates | PA11/8 fo. 123v. |