Roiss,Christiane
Case Reference: C/EGD/45
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/45 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Christiane Roiss |
| Case Start Date | 28/11/1577 |
| Case Date | 28/11/1577 |
| Common Name | Roiss,Christiane |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Political Motive | — | ✓ |
| Property Motive | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: She was consulted by Katherine Ross, Lady Fowlis to destroy heirs. She seems to have been Lady Fowlis' right-hand woman. She was part of a large group of known witches and assistants to Lady Fowlis' supposed plot to destroy members of her family. This is a very standard type of early case where witchcraft was used to alter inheritance of land, titles, and property.
| Devil Present | No |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Elfshot
Ritual Objects
- Elfshot
- Wax/clay images
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: Poisoned ale.
- Halloween
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Irving | Investigator | ||
| John Irving | of Kinnok | Investigator | |
| Martin Logie | Mr | Investigator | |
| Robert Munro | of Fowlis | Commissioner | |
| William Robertson | Investigator | ||
| Donald Urquhart | Investigator | ||
| Walter Urquhart | Commissioner | ||
| John Wilson | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcairn | v I, part II, page 192-199 | |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/2 fo. 169v-175r | |
| High Court Minute Books | JC6/3 | no pagination - date 22/7/1590 |