Forsyth,Jonet
Case Reference: C/EGD/2245
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2245 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Jonet Forsyth |
| Case Start Date | 11/11/1629 |
| Case Date | 11/11/1629 |
| Common Name | Forsyth,Jonet |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Refused Charity | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Marwick notes do not give enough detail.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Helped to save a ship, curing. In order to save his sheep, a man was advised by Jonet to sprinkle drops of blood over one of the sheep by a fire on Halloween. Not sure if Lauren means a sheep or ship?
Ritual Objects
- Fire
- Blood (animal)
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: Moved disease from a man to a horse. Took away the substance of someone's corn.
Property Damage Types
- Crops
- Halloween
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Marwick Collection | D31/4/3 | His notes on primary documents that aren't held in Orkney. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/1415 | 11/11/1629 | 1629 | No |