McNicol,Janet
Case Reference: C/EGD/604
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/604 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Janet McNicol |
| Case Start Date | 22/1/1662 |
| Case Date | 15/10/1673 |
| Common Name | McNicol,Janet |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — | ✓ |
| Demonic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
Notes: Confession of pact.
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: Confessed that she met others at Bute Quay and she fell in the water but the good looking man pulled her out.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Shore | Bute Quau | No |
Devil in the form of a leper which she confessed she knew to be an evil spirit. In 1662 she confessed that she met 2 men, one was a gross copperfaced man whom she knew was an evil spirit, the other was a well favoured young man.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| New name | Mary Lykeas |
| Anti-baptism | |
| Want nothing | |
| Servant |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | leper |
| Male | gross copperfaced man |
| Male | well-favoured young man |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | ✓ |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
- Halloween
- All Saints Day
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Bannatyne | of Lubas | Chancellor | |
| Ninian Bannatyne | younger of Kames | Prosecutor | |
| John Campbell | Investigator | ||
| Colin Campbell | Sir of Aberuchill | Prosecutor | |
| John Glass | Investigator | ||
| Donald MacGilchrist | Investigator | ||
| Thomas MacKinlay | Investigator | ||
| Duncan MacNicoll | Investigator | ||
| Henry Melis | Prosecutor | ||
| John Stewart | Mr | Investigator | |
| Robert Stewart | Investigator | ||
| Robert Wallace | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Papers | Vol III, pp 13-14, 26 | J K Hewison, Isle of Bute in the Olden Tyme, Edinburgh, 1893-5, vol. 2 p. 262-263. |
| Argyll Justiciary Records | Vol 1, p 20-1. | The volume of Argyll Justiciary Records gives some details about accusation, trial and verdict. |
Trials (3)
Case Notes
Initally accused in 1662.