Wilson,Helen
Case Reference: C/EGD/344
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/344 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Helen Wilson |
| Case Start Date | 29/3/1659 |
| Case Date | 27/4/1659 |
| Common Name | Wilson,Helen |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | No |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill | of the pans | No |
The Devil first appeared to her as rat and she scared it away, then he changed into a man and lay heavy on her as she slept.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Sex |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | great black man |
| Animal Devil | rat |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: She Devil changed shape from a rat into a man.
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cowan | Investigator | ||
| Robert Donaldson | Investigator | ||
| John Hepburn | Investigator | ||
| Andrew Majoribank | Mr | Investigator | |
| Robert Rodgers | Mr of Wester Gladsmuir | Investigator | |
| James Scott | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Process Notes | JC26/26/5/1 | Mentioned. 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. |