Robiesone,Marioun
Case Reference: C/EGD/1860
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1860 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Marioun Robiesone |
| Case Start Date | 23/10/1649 |
| Case Date | 21/11/1649 |
| Common Name | Robiesone,Marioun |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Confessed to pact and meeting other witches but no other details of her practice
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkurd | No |
No description of devil, but met at midnight
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| Body and soul |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Midnight
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Douglas | Mr portioner of Linton | Commissioner | |
| Andrew Hay | elder of Haystoun | Commissioner | |
| James Horseburgh | Commissioner | ||
| Robert Hunter | of Polmood | Commissioner | |
| John Lowes | Commissioner | ||
| Alexander Murray | Sir | Commissioner | |
| Michael Scott | Mr | Commissioner | |
| Alexander Spittal | Mr | Commissioner | |
| James Williamson | elder | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gunn, C B 'The Book of Stobo Church' (Peebles, 1907), p 50-1. The project did not check Larner's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research. | ||
| Peebles Presbytery records | CH2/295/3, 130v. | Entry details her confession |
| Peebles Presbytery records | CH2/295/4, 1r | Entry records date of local trial |
| Committee of Estates | PA11/8 fo. 184r. |