Bryson,Margaret
Case Reference: C/EGD/390
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/390 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Bryson |
| Case Start Date | 29/7/1661 |
| Case Date | 9/8/1661 |
| Common Name | Bryson,Margaret |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Yard | just outside her house | No |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| Body and soul | |
| Devil's Mark | Shoulder |
| Head and foot | |
| Servant | |
| Sex | |
| Want nothing |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male |
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: Became angry when her husband sold a cow.
- Whitsunday
- Sorcery
| 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 fo. 18v-20r | JC2/10 and JC2/11 have the same text. Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 7/8/1661, 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 | JC26/27/5 item 8 | 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. |
| 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 | JC26/27/5 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 went 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. |
| High Court Process Notes | JC26/27/5 item 13 | 29/7/1661 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/303 | 7/8/1661 | 1661 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |