McJohn,Andro
Case Reference: C/JO/3082
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/JO/3082 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Andro McJohn |
| Case Start Date | 28/9/1603 |
| Case Date | 28/9/1603 |
| Common Name | McJohn,Andro |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: This is all about healing but the presbytery referred to it as witchcraft.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Claimed to heal the gut using water and butter.
Ritual Objects
- Water
- Butter
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: Claimed he healed the gut and learned it from another called (illegible) Campbell. His mother could cure broken bones?
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Stirling | Laird of Keir | Complainer | brought complaint to presbytery |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stirling Presbytery records | CH2/722/3. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1465 | No |