Mylne,John

Case Reference: C/LA/3130

Case Summary
Case RefC/LA/3130
AccusedJohn Mylne
Case Start Date
Case Date6/9/1658
Common NameMylne,John
Characterisation
TypePrimarySecondary
Folk Healing — ✓
Not Enough Info ✓ ✓

Elphane/Fairyland—
Food/Drink—
Verbal Formulae—
Ritual Acts—
Familiars—
Shape Changing—
Dreams/Visions—
Unorthodox Religious Practice—
Sympathetic Magic—
Riding Dead—

Notes: Healed by wrapping a woman up in a linen cloth and then burning it. Also used powder

Ritual Objects
  • Cloth
  • Powder

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—

  • Charming
  • Sorcery

Notes: His primary charge seems to be charming.

SourceReferenceNotes
Process NotesJC25/26Aberdeen Roll
Trials (1)
Trial RefDateYearVerdictSentenceExecution
T/LA/1569 6/9/16581658 No