Sonnes,Margaret
Case Reference: C/EGD/695
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/695 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Sonnes |
| Case Start Date | 24/7/1678 |
| Case Date | 6/11/1678 |
| Age at Case | 55 |
| Common Name | Sonnes,Margaret |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: It is all from her confession, no indication of why she was accused.
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Dam | Lin Dean | No |
| House | whitehouse | No |
She confessed that she wasn't fast enough in renouncing her baptism and that the Devil dragged her by her coat and broke the band. She said she was the Devil's 'slave', he struck her and abused her, she tried many times to confess her sins to a minister, but the Devil wouldn't let her.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| Head and foot |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Crichton | Investigator | ||
| Thomas Finlayson | elder at Fala | Investigator | |
| John Finlayson | Investigator | ||
| George Moodie | Mr | Investigator | |
| Thomas Rae | elder | Investigator | |
| Andrew Wallace | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/15 ff. 20v-22v | |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/15 f. 24v | |
| Process Notes | JC26/49 'peaston witches' item 2 | mentioned |
| Witchcraft Papers | JC40/10 | trial verdict |