Gow,Christian
Case Reference: C/EGD/2235
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2235 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Christian Gow |
| Case Start Date | 24/4/1624 |
| Case Date | 24/4/1624 |
| Common Name | Gow,Christian |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Not enough information to go on.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: She used a spoken charm to heal her master.
Religious Motifs
- Three
- Trinity
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. He got the information from 'Rowan Tree and the Red Thread' (Edinburgh 1949). Dalyell, J G 'The Darker Supersitions of Scotland' (Edinburgh, 1834), p. 27. The project did not check Larner's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/2214 | No |