Cuj,Janat
Case Reference: C/EGD/2361
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2361 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Janat Cuj |
| Case Start Date | 12/11/1646 |
| Case Date | 16/11/1646 |
| Common Name | Cuj,Janat |
|---|
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: Accusations about causing illness/death after arguments. Deprived a woman of speech, another man died after weeks of fever and weakness. Another woman recovered after she asked for her health back from the accused on her knees.
- Appeasement
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Clogie | Mr | Investigator | |
| Thomas Law | Mr | Investigator | moderator of presbytery |
| Murdo MacKenzie | Mr | Investigator | |
| Alexander Symmer | Mr | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Elgin Presbytery records | CH2/144/1, pp 118-121. | See also W Cramond 'The Records of Elgin' Aberdeen, 1903-8, Vol 2 pp. 356-357. The project did not check this secondary reference as part of the research. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1265 | No |