Broun,Thomas
Case Reference: C/EGD/2452
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2452 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Thomas Broun |
| Case Start Date | 13/6/1704 |
| Case Date | 1705 |
| Common Name | Broun,Thomas |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Demonic Possession | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Also confessed to tormenting a boy.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Paction | |
| Anti-baptism |
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 a young boy to take fits.
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bell | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Presbytery records | CH2/1132/ 1699-1705, p 294- | See also D Webster 'Tracts on Witchcraft' Edinburgh, 1820, p. 71. The project did not check Larner's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research. |
| Privy Council | PC1/53 p. 247-9 |
Case Notes
This is another possession case. A group of seven people were charged with causing the tormenting of Patrick Morton, the sixteen year old son of a smith in Pittenweem. The town officials cited the precedent of 'Bargarran's daughter in the west' when applying for a commission for trial. The Privy Council appointed Her Majesty's Advocate, Sir James Stewart to prosecute the cases and the Privy Council said they would pay for it from the treasury.