Wischert,Johnnet
Case Reference: C/EGD/2120
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2120 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Johnnet Wischert |
| Case Start Date | 2/2/1597 |
| Case Date | 17/2/1597 |
| Age at Case | 50 |
| Common Name | Wischert,Johnnet |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | ✓ | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | — | ✓ |
Notes: This characterisation may change as other family members are also tried later for witchcraft. It therefore seems like a neighbourhood dispute against an argumentative and unpopular family.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: She cast cantrips or spells.
Shape Changing
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Animal | dog (tyke) |
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 | — |
Disease Notes: Numerous accusations of causing illness and deaths due to her casting cantrips. Accused of delaying the delivery of a child and of causing the child to be stillborn.
Other Maleficia Notes: Accused of spoiling a whole brew (wort) of ale. Also accused of attempting to poison child who she had wanted to wetnurse.
Property Damage Types
- Whole Estate
- Ale
- Failed business interaction
- Murder
- Sorcery
- Cursing
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Sheriff-depute | |
| James Stewart | Chancellor |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, pp. 83-97 | reprinted in Spalding. |
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol 1, preface, p. 52. | Account of cost of execution |