Ego,Thomas
Case Reference: C/EGD/2155
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2155 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Thomas Ego |
| Case Start Date | 6/4/1597 |
| Case Date | 25/4/1597 |
| Common Name | Ego,Thomas |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Midwifery | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Seems to have been noted as a charmer of cattle and women in childbirth.
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: No details.
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Gordon | Investigator | ||
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Commissioner | |
| Alexander Rutherford | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol 1. P 182, 185. | Order to be apprehended. See also ACA, press 18/64 witchcraft no. 3. |
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, p 188-9. | Entry about meeting of church elders who know nothing of the whereabouts of the accused. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1498 | No |