Watsone,Jonet
Case Reference: C/EGD/365
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/365 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Jonet Watsone |
| Case Start Date | 11/7/1661 |
| Case Date | 18/9/1661 |
| Common Name | Watsone,Jonet |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | Yes |
| Singing | Yes |
Notes: Meeting on the last beal fire night (i.e. Beltane)
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Dam | Newtown Deinhead | No |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| New name | Weill Dancing Jannet |
| Servant | |
| Devil's Mark | shoulder |
| Sex |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Insect Devil | Bee |
| Male | pretty boy in Green Clothes |
| Animal Devil | Black Dog |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Green
- Revenge
- Beltane
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Biggar | Major of Womett | Commissioner | |
| Thomas Calderwood | elder | Confession Witness | |
| William Calderwood | Mr | Confession Witness | |
| James Calderwood | Confession Witness | ||
| Archibald Gemmill | Confession Witness | ||
| Thomas Hogg | Confession Witness | ||
| James Hogg | Confession Witness | ||
| William Meggat | of Masterton | Commissioner | |
| William Murray | Sir of Newton | Commissioner | |
| Charles Murray | of Newton | Commissioner | |
| John Preston | Mr of Haltrees | Commissioner | |
| William Scott | of St Leonards | Commissioner | |
| William Scott | Confession Witness | also appointed commissioner | |
| Patrick Scott | of Langshaw | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/11; JC2/10 fo. 10v-17v | mentioned JC 26/27/1 |
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 1, p 46. | |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/9 item 1 | mentioned in a confession |
| High Court Process Notes | J26/27/9 item 8 | |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/9 item 12 | |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/9 item 22 | interrogation notes. |