Lewers,Marione
Case Reference: C/EGD/786
| Case Ref | C/EGD/786 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Marione Lewers |
| Case Start Date | 5/4/1658 |
| Case Date | 9/4/1658 |
| Common Name | Lewers,Marione |
|---|
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Looks like a neighbourhood dispute. She also complained to the minister of slander and when he didn't take her seriously she cursed him and he got ill. But for some reason, and despite lots of witness depositions, she was found not guilty. Perhaps it is because those same witness did not offer compelling testimony during the trial?
She denied both of them, but they were mentioned in the trial record so I decided to list them here.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Devil's Mark | |
| Anti-baptism |
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: lots of cursing and fallouts followed by malefice. She quarreled about corn. Other people's cattle eat her corn and she sent her animals to eat theirs. Flyting. Quarrels and curses over a borrowed horse.
Other Maleficia Notes: She stole coal from a someone's hearth fire.
- Advice Sought
- Counter-magic
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court Books | JC10/1 fo. 220r-221r, 221r, 236v | |
| Process Notes | JC26/24 | |
| Process Notes | JC26/25 | same basic accusation as in the JC26/24 materials. |
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/1124 | 9/4/1658 | 1658 | Not Guilty | No |