Gray,Ellen
Case Reference: C/EGD/2159
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2159 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Ellen Gray |
| Case Start Date | 29/1/1597 |
| Case Date | 27/4/1597 |
| Common Name | Gray,Ellen |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Servant |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | Old beared man in white |
| Male | no details |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Caused a man's wand to never lie down. He later died.
Shape Changing
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Animal | Dog |
| Animal | Cat |
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 spoiling milk (cow and human). Restored milk after woman asked for her health three times.
Other Maleficia Notes: Accused of reducing a man to poverty after they had argued.
Property Damage Types
- Dairy
- Whole Estate
White Magic
- Love magic
- Appeasement
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Drummond | Prosecutor | justice depute | |
| Hay Francis | Earl of Errol | Prosecutor | constable |
| John Hay | dempster of court | ||
| Alexander Hay | Prosecutor | justice depute | |
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Sheriff-depute | |
| John Robertson | Clerk | notary clerk of court | |
| Alexander Rutherford | Prosecutor | provost of Aberdeen | |
| David Sym | officer of court |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, pp. 125-8. | Includes dittay and verdict. |
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol V, p 68. | Burgh accounts for her execution - no date. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1300 | 27/4/1597 | 1597 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |