Slowane,Jonet
Case Reference: C/EGD/782
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/782 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Jonet Slowane |
| Case Start Date | 7/10/1651 |
| Case Date | 30/3/1659 |
| Common Name | Slowane,Jonet |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: she was delated by other witches, not specified in the record. Most of the accusations seem relate to quarrels followed by harm, but the evidence is sketchy.
delated by witches but doesn't say who.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Servant | |
| Devil's Mark |
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: proposed marriage for her daughter, refused, revenge. Neighbour refused to reciprocate ale round, curses, illness. Man refused to cart her herring, threats, illness. Refusal to pay a fee to her daughter, threats, illness.
- Revenge
- Social slight
- Appeasement
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Chalmer | Investigator | ||
| John Crawford | Investigator | ||
| Hugh Kennedy | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court Books | JC10/1 fo. 214r, 235r | |
| Circuit Court Books | JC10/1 fo. 254r-254v, 257r | |
| Process Notes | JC26/25 | Ayr Court list from 6/4/1658 and dittay in side the roll, and three porteous rolls. |
| Process Notes | JC26/26 Ayr Court roll (skinny one), dittay roll | |
| Process Notes | JC26/26 | |
| Ayr Council Records (MS in Carnegie Library Ayr) | II, p. 80b, 91b |