Grant,Jonet

Case Reference: C/EGD/56

Case Summary
Case RefC/EGD/56
AccusedJonet Grant
Case Start Date12/7/1590
Case Date17/8/1590
Common NameGrant,Jonet
Characterisation
TypePrimarySecondary
Maleficium — ✓
Implicated by Another — ✓
Not Enough Info ✓ ✓

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: Destroyed the wife and kids of a man she committed adultery with. Went to a bog in Cultis to heal herself. She 'witched' people to death=bewitchment. Lots of slaughter, incuding a young laird

NameTitleInvolvementNotes
Walter Abercrombie MrInvestigator

SourceReferenceNotes
Pitcairnv I, part II, page 206nearly same text as JC2/2
Spalding Club MiscellanyVol I, p 140-4.
Books of AdjournalJC2/2 f. 181v-182rlisted in High Court Record Index, no.1, 22/7/1590.
Process NotesJC26/2in index to JC26/1-7 in the NAS.
Process NotesJC26/2 Witchcraft bundle item 30
Process NotesJC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 29
Process NotesJC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 26summonds
High Court Minute BooksJC6/3no pagination - 17/8/1590
Witchcraft PapersJC40/2-3
Trials (2)
Trial RefDateYearVerdictSentenceExecution
T/LA/911 No
T/LA/908 17/8/15901590 GuiltyExecution Yes
Case Notes
Mentioned in a process note about Achinleck and Leslie. Same people involved in her trial as theirs. Charged with adultery previously.