Macgregor,John
Case Reference: C/EGD/1906
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1906 |
|---|---|
| Accused | John Macgregor |
| Case Start Date | 23/2/1676 |
| Case Date | 2/1/1677 |
| Common Name | Macgregor,John |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Macgregor claimed that he cured a woman by putting a bead round her neck (?) and got paid for this.
Ritual Objects
- Bead
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 | — |
- Charming
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Leslie | Mr | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Paisley Presbytery records | CH2/294/5, f, 79v. | See also Gilmore thesis. 'Witchcraft and the Church in Scotland' Glasgow, 1948, pp. 207, 378. The project did not check this secondary reference. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1136 | No |