Grahame,Rychard
Case Reference: C/LA/2911
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/LA/2911 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Rychard Grahame |
| Case Start Date | 27/1/1591 |
| Case Date | 24/2/1592 |
| Common Name | Grahame,Rychard |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Treason | — | ✓ |
| Other | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Other details: witch for hire
Notes: Calendar of State Papers records how he was 'pryncipall of the witches heere'. And that he confessed to avoid death. He was supposedly hired by Bothwell. Story about the Italian who prophesied about Bothwell's end. Bowes himself, writer of the letter in Calendar, was also implicated by Grahame and Gellies Duncane for being part of the plot.
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | ✓ |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: Also the head of a young calf, newly calfed.
Ritual Objects
- Wax/clay images
- Toad
- Lammas
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Shaw | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Biggar Presbytery records | v I, part II, page 235 | same text as JC2/2 |
| Books of Adjournal | JC2/2 fos. 201r-207r | |
| Calendar of State Papers Relating to Scotland | v. 10 p. 501-1 | His testimony against Bothwell |
| Calendar of State Papers Relating to Scotland | v. 10, p. 510 | letter from King James to Maitland ordering Maitland to make sure Grahame gets his allowance. |
| Calendar of State Papers Relating to Scotland | v. 10, p. 649 | |
| Process Notes | JC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 17 |