Knox,Elspeth
Case Reference: C/EGD/624
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/624 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Elspeth Knox |
| Case Start Date | |
| Case Date | 13/9/1678 |
| Common Name | Knox,Elspeth |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
she fell asleept at Keith Banks Falls and Marion Veatch 'in bodily likeness' came to her.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Sex | 'heavie like a horse' |
| Anti-baptism | |
| Head and foot |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | ✓ |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Marion Veatch appeared to her 'in bodily likeness' in her sleep.
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Calderwood | Mr | Investigator | |
| James Cockburn | Mr | Investigator | |
| Robert Hepburn | Sir of Keith | Investigator | |
| John Pringle | of Woodhead | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/15 f. 18r | |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/15 f. 20r | |
| Process Notes | JC26/49 'peaston witches' item 4 |