Veitch,Marion
Case Reference: C/EGD/694
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/694 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Marion Veitch |
| Case Start Date | 13/9/1678 |
| Case Date | 20/9/1678 |
| Age at Case | 53 |
| Common Name | Veitch,Marion |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Haugh | Ward Haugh | No |
| Bridge | kirk bridge | No |
| Hilltop | corsehill | No |
| Wood | Ormeston Wood | No |
| Leswade | No | |
| Loanhead | No | |
| Field | No | |
| Burn | Cowe burn | No |
| Ford | Reidfoord | No |
| Bridge | Keith Bridge | No |
Devil required her to destroy her nieghbours but she couldn't do it because God woulnd't allow it. Her aunt, Marioun Veitch carried her to the fields to meet the Devil.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Anti-baptism | |
| Head and foot | |
| New name | Broad back |
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: She left her body at the kirk in Pencaitland when she went out as a corbie.
Shape Changing
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Insect | Bummie Bee |
| Animal | Corbie |
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: confessed to killing her grandson at the Devil's request.
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 execution |
| George Moodie | Mr | witness to execution | |
| John Pringle | of Woodhead | Investigator | ordered to oversee the execution |
| Alexander Ramsay | Investigator | ||
| William Sheil | Investigator | ||
| John Sinclair | Mr | witness to execution | |
| Robert Spottiswoode | Mr | witness to execution | |
| Barbara Veitch | Witchcraft acquired from | ||
| James Yule | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/15 ff. 17v-19v | |
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 6, p 627-629 | Warrant for execution and financial details for legal process and execution. |
| Process Notes | JC26/49 | assize notes |
| Process Notes | JC26/49 'peaston witches' items 2, 3, 4 |