Durie,Janet
Case Reference: C/EGD/2271
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2271 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Janet Durie |
| Case Start Date | 17/1/1639 |
| Case Date | 24/1/1639 |
| Common Name | Durie,Janet |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | — | ✓ |
| 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: Witnesses claimed that JD had cursed a neighbour after he had 'stickit' (stabbed or killed) her pigs. He then took and illness and died.
- Revenge
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy Presbytery records | CH2/224/1, f 121v,123v |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1186 | No |