Douglas,Margaret
Case Reference: C/EGD/2541
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2541 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Douglas |
| Case Start Date | 23/5/1639 |
| Case Date | 20/7/1650 |
| Common Name | Douglas,Margaret |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: This may be case of folk healing rather than malefice, as the witnesses who complained about MD all came from Dysart but MD was from Kirkcaldy. It was also stated that MD had been requested to attend so she would have to have travelled a distance to get to Dysart and the malefice appeared to result from her healing rituals.
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: Witnesses reported to the presbytery that MD had been requested to attend a woman in ?labour or who was ill. The women recovered after MD took her by the hand but the servant who had opened the door then took ill and later died. A child also died.
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy Presbytery records | CH2/224/1. F128v, 142v, 149r, 153r, 157v. | PBK P. 148 Cannot find the full citation for this. The project did not check MacDonald's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1187 | Not Proven | No |