Thomson,Jonet
Case Reference: C/EGD/345
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/345 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Jonet Thomson |
| Case Start Date | 27/4/1659 |
| Case Date | 27/11/1660 |
| Common Name | Thomson,Jonet |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | No |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: There were about 10 or 11 other people at the Deane, but she couldn't see them.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Dam | The Stone Well | No |
| Green | between Tranent and Seaton | No |
He changed from a cow to a man in green clothes.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Devil's Mark | they found three |
| Sex | |
| Anti-baptism |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Animal Devil | as a cow |
| Male | green clothes |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: A woman took her to the Deane, a place called the stone well.
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Green
- Well
Religious Motifs
- Holy well
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: Confessed to being a frequent curser and blasphemer of her husband and children. Witnesses testified to this.
- Whitsunday
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cowan | Investigator | ||
| John Forrester | Investigator | ||
| John Kincaid | Investigator | ||
| Andrew Majoribank | Mr | Investigator | |
| Ninian Reid | Investigator | ||
| Robert Rodgers | Mr of Wester Gladsmuir | Investigator | |
| James Scott | Investigator | ||
| Walter Scott | Investigator | ||
| John Sinclair | Mr | 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 |
| Process Notes | JC26/26/5/4 | letter from the Earl of Cassillis to the kirk session |
| Process Notes | JC26/26/5/5 |