Clacherty,Katharine
Case Reference: C/EGD/784
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/784 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Katharine Clacherty |
| Case Start Date | 9/4/1658 |
| Case Date | 10/4/1658 |
| Common Name | Clacherty,Katharine |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: looks like a neighbourhood dispute one, but we don't have the dittay, just the witnesses responses to the dittay. That does not give us enough information to tell for sure.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Shape Changing
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Vision | to a dying 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: accused of getting magical revenge for harm done to her family.
- Revenge
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court Books | JC10/1 fo. 219r-220r, 221r, 223v, 236v | |
| Process Notes | JC26/25 | Kirkcudbright Roll 1658 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/1123 | 9/5/1658 | 1658 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |