Clerk,Helene
Case Reference: C/EGD/184
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/184 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Helene Clerk |
| Case Start Date | 16/10/1643 |
| Case Date | 29/3/1645 |
| Age at Case | 50 |
| Common Name | Clerk,Helene |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Also testified that she (Helen) was cured by a spae wife 20 years before she was investigated.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Devil's Mark |
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: Quarrels with other boatmen regarding her son. She made threats over unpaid debts, and poor quality of commissioned boots. Cursed because a man refused to marry her daughter.
Other Maleficia Notes: Supposedly raised a storm in Newhaven harbour. She predicted that there wouldn't be enough salt for the Dunbar herring drove.
Weather Modification Types
- Storm
- Appeasement
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Cranston | Investigator | ||
| Andrew Fairfoul | Mr | Investigator | |
| William Scobie | Witch-pricker | could be same guy as James Scobie, witch-pricker from Musselburgh? | |
| Alexander Wardrop | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/8 fo. 351r-351v | Larner also notes that she in mentioned in JC 26/14 (5). |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/8 p. 424 | |
| Process Notes | JC26/13 Bundle 1 | the rest of bundle one is further back in the box, separated from the rest. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/157 | 29/3/1645 | 1645 | No |