Strachund,Elspet
Case Reference: C/JO/3108
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/JO/3108 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Elspet Strachund |
| Case Start Date | 4/1597 |
| Case Date | 4/1597 |
| Common Name | Strachund,Elspet |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Healing | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Accused of healing a woman of the fevers with a sleeve and thread. Said to have brought a burning coal out her house at Hallowe'en and buried it in her yard.
Ritual Objects
- Thread
- Cloth
- Coal
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: Accused of causing the death of a man after an argument.
- Revenge
- Halloween
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ross | Mr | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spalding Club Miscellany | Vol I, p 182, 189-92. | Notes about accusations recorded by minister Mr John Ross. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1540 | No |