Grant,Marioun
Case Reference: C/EGD/2141
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2141 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Marioun Grant |
| Case Start Date | 15/4/1597 |
| Case Date | 15/4/1597 |
| Age at Case | 46 |
| Common Name | Grant,Marioun |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Demonic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | Yes |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | Yes |
| Singing | No |
Notes: Grant confessed to worshipping Christonday on her knees and receiving his token in her left hand. Not clear if this was something different from the Devil's mark.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| House | own house | No |
| Field | assorted fields | No |
The devil was called Christonday and taught Grant all her healing skills. There was also another devil called 'Our Ladye'.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Servant | |
| New name | Dame |
| Sex | |
| Want nothing | |
| Devil's Mark | at wrist |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Animal Devil | unspecified beast |
| Animal Devil | black stag |
| Male | in silk clothing/white candle in hand |
| Male | black man |
| Female | dressed in white wylicoat |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Could charm a sword so that the owner would be protected from harm or injury. Healed using south running water and prayers. Told servant to get the south running water in silence. Incantations included reference to the Trinity and Christonday.
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Midnight
- Rowan
Ritual Objects
- Water
- Tree
Religious Motifs
- Cross
- Three
- Trinity
- Prayer
- Nine
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: Could heal cattle and people with south running water.
White Magic
- Protective
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Unspecified |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Crawford | Chancellor | ||
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Sheriff-depute | |
| Alexander Rutherford | Prosecutor |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, pp. 170-2, 175-7. | |
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol V, pp. 67-8. | Accounts for execution. Recorded as Jonet in burgh accounts. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1325 | 15/4/1597 | 1597 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |