Cunninghame,Barbara
Case Reference: C/EGD/788
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/788 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Barbara Cunninghame |
| Case Start Date | 6/4/1658 |
| Case Date | 30/3/1659 |
| Common Name | Cunninghame,Barbara |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: definitely seems to be neighbourhood dispute and she seems to have been in trouble before for sleeping with an English soldier and she was fined 2 dollars by the bailies of Ayr for something.
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: was angry after being refused malt. Quarrels about daily tasks and after having been caught sleeping with an English soldier. Hatred of bailie of Ayr for fining her 2 dollars. Man refused to carry her malt.
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court Books | JC10/1 fo. 253r-254v, 254v | |
| Process Notes | JC26/26 | |
| Process Notes | JC26/26 Ayr Court roll (skinny one), dittay roll | |
| Process Notes | JC26/26 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/1140 | 29/3/1659 | 1659 | Not Guilty | No |