Broune,Bessie
Case Reference: C/EGD/85
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/85 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Bessie Broune |
| Case Start Date | 27/1/1591 |
| Case Date | 8/5/1591 |
| Common Name | Broune,Bessie |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Part of the North Berwick witch hunt. It involved many people and many accustions about witches meetings, specifically two separate attempts to sink the royal ships. The first to sink Queen Anne on her way home, second to trouble King James after he went to get her in Denmark.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Others said she had been involved in using corpse and corpse powder at Halloween.
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcairn | v I, part ii, page 239-241 | same text as JC2/2 |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/2 fos. 201r-207r | |
| Pitcairn | v I, part II, page 246 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/959 | No |