Somerville,Agnes
Case Reference: C/EGD/697
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/697 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Agnes Somerville |
| Case Start Date | 24/7/1678 |
| Case Date | 6/11/1678 |
| Age at Case | 45 |
| Common Name | Somerville,Agnes |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Farm | farm brae at midnight | No |
| Dam | Line dean | No |
| House | white house | No |
At first the Devil just embraced her. Later at Heriot Back, 'the devill tempted her to uncleannes and hade carnall copulation with her and that he wes all as cold as ire.'
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Want nothing | |
| Anti-baptism | |
| Head and foot | |
| Sex |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | Black man |
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: She killed animals by riding them to death
Property Damage Types
- Animals
| 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 | |
| Witchcraft Papers | JC40/10 | Trial verdict |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/842 | 4/11/1678 | 1678 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |