Michell,Christen
Case Reference: C/EGD/2130
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2130 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Christen Michell |
| Case Start Date | 9/3/1597 |
| Case Date | 9/3/1597 |
| Age at Case | 53 |
| Common Name | Michell,Christen |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | ✓ | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | Yes |
| Singing | No |
Notes: Claimed that she and several other named witches danced with the devil. The dance was led by Thomas Leyis. Claimed they rode on trees. She was inducted into the devil's service by Margrat Innes (deceased).
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Yard | Lammyntownis yard | No |
| yard | James Thomsoun's yard | No |
| Cross | Fish cross | No |
| Mercat Cross | meal market | No |
Said Margrat Innes asked her to join the company and she would want for nothing. Agreed but said she would not stay. The devil hit her and she fell on her face and was bedridden for 80 days.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Servant | |
| Devil's Mark | on back of right hand |
| Want nothing |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | little cripple man |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Elf/Fairy Elements
- 12:00
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: Accused of causing death of son and daughter-in-law by giving them drinks ?poison.
- Ruidday
- Halloween
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Unspecified |
- Murder
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Sheriff-depute | |
| Alexander Rutherford | Prosecutor | ||
| James Stewart | Chancellor |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, pp. 164-5, 169-70. | |
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol V, p 66. | Accounts for her execution. |