McAlester,Marion Neyne
Case Reference: C/EGD/46
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/46 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Marion Neyne McAlester |
| Case Start Date | 25/10/1577 |
| Case Date | 22/7/1590 |
| Common Name | McAlester,Marion Neyne |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Political Motive | — | ✓ |
| Property Motive | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: 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 a very standard type of early case where witchcraft was used to alter inheritance of land, titles, and property.
| 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 | — |
- Halloween
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Falconer | of Halkerton | Commissioner | |
| Lachlan MacIntosh | of Dunachton | Commissioner | |
| Colin MacKenzie | of Kintail | Commissioner | |
| Robert Munro | of Fowlis | Commissioner | |
| Hucheon Rose | of Kilravock | Commissioner | |
| Walter Urquhart | Commissioner |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcairn | v I, part ii, page 191-201 | same text as JC2/2 |
| Exchequer Rolls | Vol XX, p 522, 525. | Reference supplied by Alexander Sutherland, Aberdeen University. |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/2 fo. 169v-175r | |
| High Court Minute Books | JC6/3 | no pagination - 22/7/1590 |