McCairtnay,Grissell
Case Reference: C/LA/3136
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/LA/3136 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Grissell McCairtnay |
| Case Start Date | |
| Case Date | 19/5/1658 |
| Common Name | McCairtnay,Grissell |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Fairies | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Implicated by Another | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | — |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: 20 Days before hallowmas she was at the shore gathering shellfish with Janet Corsan when they got lost and ended up in 'some eldridge place unknowin to hir where she saw a compne of weemen and one cold black uglie greusome man'.
Elf/Fairy Elements
- Group of fairies
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: Curses after a man drove her cow out of his corn.
- Halloween
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Carsan | of Sewick | Investigator | |
| William Greensone | of Bargatton | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Process Notes | JC26/26 Dumfries Bundle | mentioned. |