Robie,Issobell
Case Reference: C/EGD/2140
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2140 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Issobell Robie |
| Case Start Date | 6/4/1597 |
| Case Date | 6/4/1597 |
| Common Name | Robie,Issobell |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
Notes: Accused of (?) protective magic and of shape shifting, but not very specific accusations.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Told her guidman (husband) to walk 3 times withershins round any cows before he bought them, ?to protect or identify the best one. Offered a beggar some milk, which he refused. When asked why he did not take it replied that she had milk from her own and other people's cows, including a forrow cow - a cow not in calf.
Shape Changing
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Animal | as a hare |
Religious Motifs
- Three
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Commissioner | |
| John Ross | Mr | Investigator | |
| Alexander Rutherford | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, p 184-6, 191-2. | Order to be apprehended. Notes recorded by minister Mr John Ross. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1510 | No |