Dods,Margaret
Case Reference: C/EGD/693
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/693 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Dods |
| Case Start Date | 13/9/1678 |
| Case Date | 20/9/1678 |
| Age at Case | 60 |
| Common Name | Dods,Margaret |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | Yes |
| Singing | No |
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Burn | Murrais burne | No |
| House | own house between bed and fire | No |
| Burn | Templehall burne | No |
She could only manage to put her hand as low as her knee for the 'head and foot'. His nature was cold and he had no breath.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| Head and foot | |
| Sex |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Pipe |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adamson | Investigator | ||
| William Baillie | of Lamington | witness to execution | |
| John Belshes | of that Ilk | witness to execution | |
| William Borthwick | of Johnstonburn | witness to execution | |
| James Calderwood | Mr | Investigator | witness to execution |
| James Cockburn | Mr | Investigator | witness to execution |
| Adam Cockburn | of Ormiston | witness to execution | |
| Robert Cockburn | Mr | witness to execution | |
| William Cockburn | Investigator | ||
| George Cockburn | Mr of Ormiston | witness to execution | |
| William Cuningham | the younger of Enterkin | witness to execution | |
| James Grierson | Mr | witness to execution | |
| David Hepburn | of Randerston | witness to execution | |
| Robert Hepburn | Sir of Keith | Investigator | ordered to oversee the execution |
| James Liddell | Investigator | ||
| John Makmath | Mr | Investigator | |
| George Moodie | Mr | Investigator | witness to execution |
| James Pringle | Sir of Galashiels | ordered to oversee the execution | |
| Alexander Ramsay | Investigator | ||
| William Simpson | Investigator | ||
| John Sinclair | Mr | witness to execution | |
| Robert Spottiswoode | Mr | witness to execution | |
| James Yule | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/15 ff. 17v-19v | |
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 6, pp 627-629. | Records the warrant for execution and also the financial costs of the legal process and the execution itself. |
| Process Notes | JC26/49 | assize notes |
| Process Notes | JC26/49 'peaston witches' |