Roy,Bessie
Case Reference: C/EGD/54
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/54 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Bessie Roy |
| Case Start Date | 12/7/1590 |
| Case Date | 18/8/1590 |
| Common Name | Roy,Bessie |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: She did some kind of charm with a compass in the earth. Three worms came out of a hole in the middle of the compass, a big one, a little one and then a big one that died. She interpreted this as a man, his unknown infant in the womb, and his wife who would die of childbirth, and she did.
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: Took away a woman's milk in order to prevent her from being a wet nurse. She had a grudge against a particular family.
White Magic
- Prophesy
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/2 fo. 182v-184r | |
| Pitcairn | v I, part II, page 207-209 | same text as JC2/2 |
| Process Notes | JC26/2 | in index to JC26/1-7 in the NAS. |
| Process Notes | JC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 26 | Summons |
| High Court Minute Books | JC6/3 | no pagination - date 18/8/1590 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/910 | 18/8/1590 | 1590 | Not Guilty | No |
Case Notes
Mentioned in a process note about Leslie and Achinleck.