Nicolsone,Margaret
Case Reference: C/LA/2636
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/LA/2636 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Nicolsone |
| Case Start Date | 12/11/1629 |
| Case Date | 26/11/1629 |
| Common Name | Nicolsone,Margaret |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Neighbourhood Dispute | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: They were clearly the victims of a quest for suspects from Alexander Hammilton. There is some evidence of neighbourhood disputes - especially around a horse that went mad and a possibly suspicious healing done on John Hog where the disease may have gone over to a neighbour's baby. But this healing was done on John Hog not by him or his wife. Their family was also questioned. Hog was accused of trying to seduce his neighbour's wife.
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 | — |
- Michaelmas
- Counter-magic
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Bellenden | Mr | Investigator | |
| Thomas Hope | Sir of Craighall | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SJC | v1, p. 148 | mentioned in Hammiltoun. |
| RPC | 2nd S v3, p. 345, 358-59 | investigated and dropped |
| Process Notes | JC26/9 item 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10x, 13, 15, 10, 17 | witness statements collected between 7 Nov. 1629 and 23 nov. 1629. Has specific questions that were asked. |
| Process Notes | JC26/9 items 7, 11, 14 | Margaret Nicolson and John Hog questioned. |
| Process Notes | JC26/9 item 6 | Hammilton's denunciation filled with information about the Devil, Devil's meetings, sex with the Devil, renunciation of baptism and dancing at the meeting. I didn't record it in his case because Hammilton retracted and Nicolson never confessed. |
Case Notes
She was denounced by Hammilton, investigated the authorities and the case was dropped. Lots of detail in JC26/9, She quarreled with lots of people and he was accused of trying to seduce his neighbour's wife. Witness statements from 7 November 1629 through until 23 November 1629 - intensive questioning of neighbours and family members by Colville and the Bishop of Dunblane. Hamilton was known to beg at their house.