Graham,Elspet
Case Reference: C/EGD/380
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/380 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Elspet Graham |
| Case Start Date | 11/7/1661 |
| Case Date | 3/8/1661 |
| Common Name | Graham,Elspet |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
Notes: Hard to tell what was going on, but a lot of devil stuff. She was delated by Jonet Watson (c/egd/365)
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: The meeting at the dam was supposedly on the 'last beal fire night' meaning Beltane. Confession document has some descriptions of these meetings.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| House | her own house | No |
| Dam | Newtown Deimhead | No |
| Road | on the way to the Mill | No |
The Devil appeared when she was angry with her son. She spoke with the Devil in the form of a black dog at the mill while her daughter was there. The devil kissed her and called her buntein (buntin = plump, short, dumpy).
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Servant | |
| Anti-baptism | |
| Sex | |
| New name | Buntein |
| Devil's Mark | Right side |
| Devil's Mark | under left papie |
| Want nothing |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | 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 | — |
Notes: Definite fairy things here: Devil in green clothes and a witches meeting on Beltane night.
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Green
- Beltane
- Sorcery
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown | Confession Witness | ||
| William Calderwood | Mr | Confession Witness | on numerous confession dates |
| James Calderwood | Confession Witness | ||
| William Chalmer | Confession Witness | ||
| John Cook | Confession Witness | ||
| Alexander Dickson | elder | Confession Witness | |
| James Douglas | of Lugton | Confession Witness | |
| Archibald Gemmill | Confession Witness | ||
| Thomas Greive | Confession Witness | ||
| John Kincaid | Witch-pricker | ||
| Mathew Lawrne | Confession Witness | ||
| James Scheill | Confession Witness | ||
| William Scott | Confession Witness |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/11; JC2/10 fo. 10v-17v | JC2/11 and JC2/10 have exactly the same text! Except the sederunt in JC2/10 doesn't say that the trial happened in Dalkeith. Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 3/8/1661, 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. |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/9 item 1 | |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/9 item 4 and item 5 | draft of JC2 trial. Item 5, I think is a continuation of item 4. |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/9 item 10 | |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/9 item 13 | |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/9 item 20 | Witnesses, bad handwriting, mostly repeat of information in other documents. Seems to be a draft of the Books of Adjournal text. |