Scottie,Agnes
Case Reference: C/EGD/2215
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2215 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Agnes Scottie |
| Case Start Date | 13/6/1616 |
| Case Date | 13/6/1616 |
| Common Name | Scottie,Agnes |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Ritual Objects
- Ash
- Cloth
Religious Motifs
- Three
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 | — |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Marwick Collection | D31/4/3/ | His notes on primary documents that aren't held in Orkney. Also Dalyell, J G 'The Darker Superstitions of Scotland' (Edinburgh, 1834), pp. 52, 87, 179, 388. See also C. Rogers 'Social Life in Scotland' Edinburgh, 1846, Vol 3 p. 298. The project did not check Larner's reference to these printed secondary sources as part of the research. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/1421 | 13/6/1616 | 1616 | No |