Kirkpatrick,Helen
Case Reference: C/JO/2887
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/JO/2887 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Helen Kirkpatrick |
| Case Start Date | 9/1/1706 |
| Case Date | 24/4/1706 |
| Age at Case | 40 |
| Common Name | Kirkpatrick,Helen |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: The information is limited apart from the slandering and counter slandering. The implication is that the minister believed she had caused his ill-health.
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: Minister Peter Rae requested her to give him back his health. He also appears to have scratched her on the forehead in order to identify her as a witch.
- Slander
Notes: Kirkpatrick and minister involved in complex slander and counter slander case.
- Scratching
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Rae | Mr | Complainer |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Penpoint Presbytery records | CH2/298/1, pp. 287-301. | Records investigation and inquiry held by presbytery. Final entry records that she was sentenced to be put out of bounds but volume ends. Next volume starts at 1714 so following years missing. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/870 | 1706 | 1706 | Guilty | Banishment | No |