Marwick,Cristian
Case Reference: C/EGD/2286
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2286 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Cristian Marwick |
| Case Start Date | 5/4/1643 |
| Case Date | 6/4/1643 |
| Common Name | Marwick,Cristian |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| 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: Accused of causing sickness in a cow so that it would not milk, after watching another woman milk it. Also claimed she stroked a sick woman's breast and she later died.
Property Damage Types
- Dairy
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Orkney Presbytery Records | CH2/1082/1, p. 233. | See also Dalyell, J G 'The Darker Superstitions of Scotland' (Edinburgh, 1834), pp. 5, 52, 267. 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/1399 | No |