Grig,Marioun
Case Reference: C/EGD/2269
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2269 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Marioun Grig |
| Case Start Date | 19/7/1638 |
| Case Date | 20/9/1638 |
| Common Name | Grig,Marioun |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Neighbourhood dispute included as she was blamed for causing misfortune to households after they refused to pay her money.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: MG was believed to have cursed a couple of households after they refused to pay her money. After suffering ailments MG was requested to restore their health three times. On one occasion she used a cloth to wipe the face of the man who was in pain.
Ritual Objects
- 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 | — |
Disease Notes: Witnesses reported that they owed MG money but that they refused to pay her. As a result they suffered physical ailments. MG would then be requested to heal them for 'God's sake' three times. In one case the money was paid.
- Debt
- Appeasement
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bell | Mr | Investigator | |
| George Gillespie | Mr | Investigator | |
| Thomas Melville | Mr | Investigator | |
| William Nairn | Mr | Investigator | |
| James Simpson | Mr | Investigator | |
| John Smith | Mr | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy Presbytery records | CH2/224/1, f115v, 116r, 117r | PRES.BK. KIRK. p. 131 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1185 | Not Proven | No |