Casse,Helen
Case Reference: C/EGD/1954
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1954 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Helen Casse |
| Case Start Date | 3/5/1661 |
| Case Date | 23/8/1661 |
| Age at Case | 35 |
| Common Name | Casse,Helen |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Said the devil rejected her because she was open to good and would spoil him and all his company. In another document it stated that she had carnal dealings with the devil. Said that she confessed due to fear of torture. Another extract recorded that she thought the devil was cloven footed.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Servant | |
| Devil's Mark | |
| Sex | |
| Anti-baptism | said she refused to do this |
| Head and foot |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | very well clothed |
| Male | cloven feet |
| Male | Green Clothes |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Green
- Sorcery
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Biggar | Major of Womett | Commissioner | |
| Oliver Colt | Mr | Investigator | attested deposition |
| Robert Dobie | of Stanehill | Commissioner | |
| Robert Douglas | Investigator | attested deposition | |
| James Dundas | Mr of Duddingston | Prosecutor | |
| John Jossie | of Westpans | Commissioner | |
| William Murray | Sir of Newton | Commissioner | |
| John Preston | Mr | Commissioner | |
| Robert Ramage | Commissioner | ||
| James Richardson | Sir of Smeaton | Commissioner | |
| William Rig | of Carberry | Commissioner | |
| Thomas Smith | Commissioner | ||
| Robert Strachan | Investigator | attested deposition | |
| Patrick Thomson | younger | Investigator | take her back for execution |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/11; JC2/10 fos. 21v-27r | JC2/11 and JC2/10 have the same text. Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 20/8/1661, this index did not distinguish between circuit and high court cases. This list of names was added in the margins with a modern hand, no indication of where the person got the list. |
| High Court Process Notes | JC 26/27, bundle 1, items 1, 2, 6. Also bundle 'Gilmerton witches' items 3, 4. | Notes ofdittay, verdict and sentence with others from same trial. Item 6 includes reference to carnal dealings. JCs to be re-catalogued, check with NAS staff. Note about trial misfiled in 'Gilmerton witches' bundle. |
| APS | Vol 7, p 197. |