McNair,Janet
Case Reference: C/EGD/1758
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1758 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Janet McNair |
| Case Start Date | 4/1677 |
| Case Date | 3/12/1677 |
| Common Name | McNair,Janet |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | ✓ | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | — | ✓ |
Notes: Appears to have confessed to demonic pact but accusation of murder of the 2 sons of Robert Douglas of Barloch was probably more important.
Accused confessed to having got the marks from a black man which were painful after being searched. No other details of pact.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Devil's Mark |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | grim black man |
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: Accused of the murder of 2 boys by drowning them.
- Murder
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laird of Herbertshire | Commissioner | ||
| James Seton | Laird of Touch | Commissioner | |
| John Stirling | Laird of Keir | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 5, pp. 187, 193. | Record of supplication from Robert Douglas to hold a trial at public expense or release the prisoners. Later entry note supplication from the magistrates in Stirling requesting to release them. |
| Process Notes | JC26/34 half way through the box | examined and released. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/627 | 2/12/1677 | 1677 | Not Proven | Released | No |