Forbes,Issobel
Case Reference: C/EGD/2157
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2157 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Issobel Forbes |
| Case Start Date | 25/4/1597 |
| Case Date | 25/4/1597 |
| Common Name | Forbes,Issobel |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Not enough information. Accused of bewitching a local man but was absolved of all charges.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Accused of bewitching a man with a spindle, rok (distaff) and forl (NE version of quhorl or spinning movement).
Ritual Objects
- Spindle
- Rok(distaff)
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 bewitching a man.
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Irving | Chancellor | ||
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Sheriff-depute | |
| John Ross | Mr | Investigator | |
| Alexander Rutherford | Prosecutor |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, p 182-3, 190-92. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1500 | 25/4/1597 | 1597 | Not Proven | No |