Burton,Janet
Case Reference: C/EGD/620
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/620 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Janet Burton |
| Case Start Date | |
| Case Date | 13/9/1678 |
| Common Name | Burton,Janet |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
While she was sleeping, Sarah Cranston woke her and told her that 'it behoved her to speak with a gentleman', he was a black man who took her in his arms and kissed her. She said that Marion Veitch gave her child of one year to the Devil.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Servant | |
| New name | Saras Drudge |
| Anti-baptism | |
| Head and foot |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | black man |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Calderwood | Mr | Investigator | |
| David Chalmer | Investigator | ||
| James Cockburn | Mr | Investigator | |
| William Cockburn | Investigator | ||
| Richard Dalgleish | Investigator | ||
| John Fowler | Investigator | ||
| Malcolm Greive | Investigator | ||
| Robert Hepburn | Sir of Keith | Investigator | |
| John Pringle | of Woodhead | Investigator | |
| William Sheil | Investigator | ||
| James Yule | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/15 f. 19r | |
| Process Notes | JC26/49 'peaston witches' item 3 | mentioned |
| Process Notes | JC26/49 'peaston witches' item 4 |