Cranstoun,Cristian
Case Reference: C/EGD/323
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/323 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Cristian Cranstoun |
| Case Start Date | 4/4/1659 |
| Case Date | 28/4/1659 |
| Common Name | Cranstoun,Cristian |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Folk Healing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
He appeared uglier and bigger each time she saw him. He came in through a locked door at midnight.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Devil's Mark |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | in green clothes |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: She used Foxtree leaves and told people to ask for their health from a suspected witch for God's sake. Used south running water
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Green
- 12:00
Ritual Objects
- Herb
- Water
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 | — |
- Appeasement
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kincaid | Investigator | ||
| Andrew Majoribank | Mr | Investigator | |
| Robert Rodgers | Mr of Wester Gladsmuir | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Process Notes | JC26/26/5/1 | Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 3/5/1659, this index did not distinguish between circuit and high court cases. This list of names was added in the margins with a modern hand, no indication of where the person got the list. I found no indication of where or whether this person was tried. Listed with others from JC26/26/5/1. |
| Process Notes | JC26/26/5/2 | mentioned |