Mathie,Jonet
Case Reference: C/EGD/1749
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1749 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Jonet Mathie |
| Case Start Date | 12/1676 |
| Case Date | 20/2/1677 |
| Age at Case | 50 |
| Common Name | Mathie,Jonet |
|---|
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Accused of having attempted to murder Maxwell of Pollock. Demonic pact included in accusation but no details of confession etc. She supposedly had malice against Maxwell because he punished her other son for 'breaking his yard'. The whole group seems to have had a problem with Maxwell, their landlord, could be that they were doing something in protest.
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: The purpose of the meeting was to kill a man. The meeting supposedly happened in 10/1676.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| House | Her own | No |
Devil described as a black man, with a bluish band, white hand cuffs, and hogers (leg coverings) with no shoes, and with cloven fee. His name was Ejuall. His voice was described as 'hough and goushe'.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Devil's Mark | |
| New name | Landsladie |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | Black man |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Accused of having cast an illness by roasting of wax or clay images. The wax image was found in a hole in the wall behind her fire. She was also found with a wax image of a woman while in prison. The authorities thought she had strangely escaped from the stocks while in prison.
Ritual Objects
- Wax/clay images
- Fire
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: Attempted to murder Maxwell of Pollok.
- Murder
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | the younger of Dowhill | Commissioner | |
| James Brisbane | of Bishopton | Commissioner | |
| Patrick Houstoun | Sir of that Ilk | Commissioner | |
| John Preston | Mr of Haltrees | Commissioner | |
| John Shaw | Sir of Greenock | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 5, pp xxxv-xxxvi, 95. | |
| Circuit Court Books | JC10/4 fo. 1r-13v |
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/614 | 14/2/1677 | 1677 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |