Cors,Thomas
Case Reference: C/EGD/2285
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2285 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Thomas Cors |
| Case Start Date | 5/4/1643 |
| Case Date | 6/4/1643 |
| Common Name | Cors,Thomas |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | ✓ |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Prophesied the failure of a man's goods and gear, and family by cursing them.
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 | — |
Other Maleficia Notes: Cursed a man that his goods and gear would fail, and his family would starve.
Property Damage Types
- Whole Estate
White Magic
- Prophesy
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Orkney Presbytery Records | CH2/1082/1. 223. | See also Dalyell, J G 'The Darker Superstitions of Scotland' (Edinburgh, 1834), pp. 492-3, 539. The project did not check Larner's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research. |
| Marwick Collection | D31/4/3. | Marwick collection in Orkney Archives also notes there was/is information in Records of Orkney Sheriff Court but the primary source has not been located. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1398 | No |