Drever,Janet

Case Reference: C/EGD/2478

Case Summary
Case RefC/EGD/2478
AccusedJanet Drever
Case Start Date6/6/1615
Case Date6/6/1615
Common NameDrever,Janet
Characterization
TypePrimarySecondary
Fairies

Elphane/Fairyland
Food/Drink
Verbal Formulae
Ritual Acts
Familiars
Shape Changing
Dreams/Visions
Unorthodox Religious Practice
Sympathetic Magic
Riding Dead

Notes: She confessed to fostering a bairn in the fairy hill of Westray. She said she had dealings with the fairies for 26 years.

Elf/Fairy Elements
  • Fairy hill
  • Good Neighbours

SourceReferenceNotes
Court of the Bishopric of OrkneyOrkney and Shetland Court Books, 1614-1615, Scottish History Society, p. 18-20
Lawting Sheriff and Justice CourtActs and Statutes of the Lawting Sheriff and Justice Courts of Orkney and Shetland, 167-168Maitland Club Miscellany, Vol. II, part I (1840) Acts and Statutes of the Lawting Sheriff and Justice Courts of Orkney and Shetland, 167-168
Trials (1)
Trial RefDateYearVerdictSentenceExecution
T/LA/1405 6/6/16151615 GuiltyBanishment No