Findlaw,James

Case Reference: C/EGD/2106

Case Summary
Case RefC/EGD/2106
AccusedJames Findlaw
Case Start Date9/5/1586
Case Date9/5/1586
Common NameFindlaw,James
Characterisation
TypePrimarySecondary
Consulting ✓ ✓

Notes: They consulted Tibbie Smart

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—

NameTitleInvolvementNotes
David MacGill MrProsecutorLord Advocate

SourceReferenceNotes
Process NotesJC26/2See also J G Dalyell 'The Darker Superstition of Scotland' Edinburgh, 1833, p. 373. The project did not check Larner's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research.
Trials (1)
Trial RefDateYearVerdictSentenceExecution
T/LA/1641 No