Murray,Margaret

Case Reference: C/JO/3061

Case Summary
Case RefC/JO/3061
AccusedMargaret Murray
Case Start Date5/3/1661
Case Date5/3/1661
Common NameMurray,Margaret
Characterisation
TypePrimarySecondary
Maleficium — ✓
Neighbourhood Dispute — ✓
Not Enough Info ✓ ✓
White Magic — ✓

Elphane/Fairyland—
Food/Drink—
Verbal Formulae✓
Ritual Acts—
Familiars—
Shape Changing—
Dreams/Visions—
Unorthodox Religious Practice—
Sympathetic Magic—
Riding Dead—

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: Cursed man who later took sick. Also with a woman who died. Told a woman in labour that there were cats in her womb, the woman later died. She agreed that she cursed/argued but denied she caused harm.

Other Maleficia Notes: She denied that she had taken away the substance of milk.

Property Damage Types
  • Dairy
White Magic
  • Prophesy

SourceReferenceNotes
Elgin (St Giles) kirk session recordsCH2/145/7.
Trials (1)
Trial RefDateYearVerdictSentenceExecution
T/JO/1437 No