Man,Andro
Case Reference: C/EGD/2172
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2172 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Andro Man |
| Case Start Date | 21/10/1597 |
| Case Date | 20/1/1598 |
| Age at Case | 70 |
| Common Name | Man,Andro |
|---|
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
This is an interesting case, which has a range of supernatural beings. Claimed the Queen of Elves gave him his power/knowledge of healing. Claimed to have met ghosts of James IV and Thomas the Rhymer at a fairy meeting. The elves were shadows but were starker than ordinary men. Man had a sexual relationship with the Queen, with whom he had several children.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Devil's Mark | on 3rd finger/ right hand |
| Kisses Devil's bottom | |
| Sex |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Female Fairy | Quene of Elphen |
| Spirit | Christonday/Angel |
| Ghost | Thomas Rhymer/James IV |
| Animal Devil | Stag deer |
| Other Demon | Black beast |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | ✓ |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | ✓ |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | ✓ |
Notes: Hit animals with a bird to cure them. Also black wool and salt as a remedy for diseases. Spoke 'orisonis sic of Sanct John'. Put stones in the 4 corners of a ward (piece of land) to protect the crops and good. Put a man 9 times forwards through a piece of yarn and transferred the sickness to a cat, which he put backwards through the same piece of yarn. Spoke the words Benedicite and Maikpeblis to summon and dismiss the Queen of Elves. Claimed if an iron plough was dipped in salmon water it would help stop the oxen from running away.
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Fairy hill
- Queen of Fairy
Ritual Objects
- Water
- Bird (dead)
- Yarn
- Salt
- Blood (animal)
- Stones
- Cat
- Dog
- Plough
Religious Motifs
- Eschatology
- Prayer
- Saints
- 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: Treated the falling sickness and lunsaucht - lungsocht (a lung disease in cattle) but not 'stand deid'.
Property Damage Types
- Dairy
- Crops
White Magic
- Protective
- Prophesy
- Halloween
- Ruidday
- Charming
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine Alexander | Laird of Drum | Confession Witness | |
| Henry Anderson | Confession Witness | ||
| Peter Blackburn | Mr | Minister | |
| Alexander Chalmer | Prosecutor | provost of Aberdeen | |
| Robert Gareant | Jailor | sergeant of the sheriff | |
| George Gordon | Earl of Huntly | Sheriff | |
| Thomas Gregor | Confession Witness | ||
| Robert Howie | Mr | Minister | |
| James Inglis | Confession Witness | ||
| Thomas Leslie | Prosecutor | bailie of Aberdeen | |
| Thomas Menzies | Confession Witness | ||
| Alexander (Sanders) Menzies | Confession Witness | ||
| Thomas Robertson | Confession Witness | ||
| Hucheon Rose | of Kilravock | Clerk | dempster of the court |
| John Sinclair | Jailor | sergeant of sheriff | |
| George Smart | Confession Witness | ||
| Patrick Stewart | Confession Witness | ||
| Matthew Stewart | Confession Witness |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, pp. 117-125. | Includes summons for assize (pp. 117-9), dittay, assize verdict and confession. |