Mowat,Elspeth
Case Reference: C/EGD/359
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/359 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Elspeth Mowat |
| Case Start Date | 29/7/1661 |
| Case Date | 7/8/1661 |
| Common Name | Mowat,Elspeth |
|---|
Characterization
| 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 |
Notes: She confessed to being taken our of her body for a meeting.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Well | Roland Rutherford's | No |
| Ward | Gilmerton Ward | No |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| Servant | |
| Sex |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male |
- Candlemas
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Bowman | Confession Witness | ||
| Robert Donham | Confession Witness | ||
| Patrick Heriot | elder of Liberton | Confession Witness | |
| Robert Law | Confession Witness | ||
| Ronald Ritchison | elder of Liberton | Confession Witness | |
| George Sheil | elder of Liberton | Confession Witness |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/11;JC2/10 fos. 17v-20r | mentioned |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/5 item 9 | Same as the information in the JC2s, only this draft dittay has people charged who did not appear in the final High Court Books of Adjournal. She did not appear in the final indictments resulting from this list of draft dittays. |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/5 item 11 | A letter saying that a group of Liberton witches confessed, with witnesses. |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/26/5 item 12 | This document is a draft dittay with notes indicating whether or not the accused witch went to the trial of an assize or not. She did not go to an assize trial. I think the Books of Adjournal edited out the accused witches who did not pass on to the assize. This is either a draft dittay or a first draft of the Books of Adjournal. |