Hendersone,Janet
Case Reference: C/EGD/1998
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1998 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Janet Hendersone |
| Case Start Date | 6/7/1626 |
| Case Date | 6/11/1649 |
| Common Name | Hendersone,Janet |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Accused of turning the riddle (sieve), a form of divination used to find lost goods or identify a thief.
Ritual Objects
- Sieve
- Charming
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laird of Kirkhouse | Commissioner | ||
| William Douglas | of Pittlehauch | Commissioner | |
| Robert Douglas | Mr portioner of Linton | Commissioner | |
| Tait George | Laird of Pirn | Commissioner | |
| William Govan | Laird of Cardrona | Commissioner | |
| Andrew Hay | elder of Haystoun | Commissioner | |
| James Horseburgh | Commissioner | ||
| Robert Hunter | of Polmood | Commissioner | |
| John Lowes | Commissioner | ||
| John Murray | younger of Romanno | Commissioner | |
| Adam Murray | of Cardrona | Commissioner | |
| David Murray | Sir of Stanhope | Commissioner | |
| Alexander Murray | Sir | Commissioner | |
| Michael Scott | Mr | Commissioner | |
| John Scott | Commissioner | ||
| Alexander Spittal | Mr | Commissioner | |
| Robert Thomson | Commissioner | ||
| James Williamson | elder | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Committee of Estates | PA11/8 fo. 187v.-188r. | |
| RPC | 2nd Series v3, p. 170 | commission to search for arrest and examine the accused. |
| Peebles Presbytery records | CH2/295/2 p. 29 | Accused was guilty of turning the riddle. |