Sclaitter,Geillis
Case Reference: C/EGD/2216
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2216 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Geillis Sclaitter |
| Case Start Date | 13/6/1616 |
| Case Date | 13/6/1616 |
| Common Name | Sclaitter,Geillis |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
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: Supposedly learned to take the profit of their neighbours corn from the Egyptians.
Property Damage Types
- Crops
| 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 Supersitions of Scotland' (Edinburgh, 1834), p. 236. See also C. Rogers 'Social Life in Scotland' Edinburgh, 1846, Vol 3 p. 300. 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/1424 | 13/6/1616 | 1616 | No |