Buchanan,Nicholas
Case Reference: C/EGD/699
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/699 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Nicholas Buchanan |
| Case Start Date | 5/9/1679 |
| Case Date | 5/1/1680 |
| Common Name | Buchanan,Nicholas |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: She was accused of killing two high ranking men with image magic.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: She was accused of making a wax and clay images and putting them over a fire to kill two high ranking men (Lord Cochran and Hammilton)
Ritual Objects
- Wax/clay images
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 | — |
- Sorcery
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/15 f. 96r | |
| Process Notes | JC26/51 | says her diet was deserted in 5/9/1679 |
| Process Notes | JC26/54 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/848 | 5/1/1680 | 1680 | Released | No |
Case Notes
listed as a fugitive from dumbarton, but the document clearly states she is from Stirlingshire. Ordered to appear in Edinburgh on 5/1/1680.