McGillievray,William
Case Reference: C/EGD/47
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/47 |
|---|---|
| Accused | William McGillievray |
| Case Start Date | 25/10/1577 |
| Case Date | 22/7/1590 |
| Common Name | McGillievray,William |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Political Motive | — | ✓ |
| Property Motive | — | ✓ |
| Other | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Other details: witch for hire
Notes: He 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.
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: Was sent to Egyptians to get poison. He supposedly bought poison in Tain, Ross and Elgin.
- Easter
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Munro | of Fowlis | 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. | Reference supplied by Alexander Sutherland, Aberdeen University. |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/2 fo. 169v-175r | See also Chambers, Domestic Annals of Scotland, i, pp.202-206 for more details about this group. |