Cleraucht,Margrat
Case Reference: C/JO/3090
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/JO/3090 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margrat Cleraucht |
| Case Start Date | 25/4/1597 |
| Case Date | 25/4/1597 |
| Common Name | Cleraucht,Margrat |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Magic | — | ✓ |
Notes: Accused of malefice after revenge but cleared of charges. Also seems to have consulted Margaret Bane.
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: Threatened a man that his children would not live, because he would not marry her. Also accused of taking revenge on her previous employer who had taken some of her belongings after she left his house.
White Magic
- Prophesy
- Revenge
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Irving | Chancellor | ||
| Thomas Leslie | Mr | Sheriff-depute | |
| John Ross | Mr | Investigator | |
| Alexander Rutherford | Prosecutor |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, p 182-3, 190. | Absolved of charges. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1501 | 25/4/1597 | 1597 | Not Proven | No |