Munro,Hector
Case Reference: C/EGD/40
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/40 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Hector Munro |
| Case Start Date | 23/6/1590 |
| Case Date | 22/7/1590 |
| Common Name | Munro,Hector |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Political Motive | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: He was accused of having to kill his brother in order to cure himself.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: He hired people to kill his brother Robert Munro, the same person that Lady Fowlis was trying to kill.
Ritual Objects
- Hair
- Nail trimmings
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 | — |
- Murder
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/2 fo. 175r-177 | |
| Pitcairn | v I, part ii, Page 201-204 | Same text as JC2/2 |
| High Court Minute Books | JC6/3 | no pagination - date 23/6/1590 and 22/7/1590 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/903 | 22/7/1590 | 1590 | Not Guilty | No |