The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

By Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, January 2003

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Case Details

C/EGD/208 Marione Sprott

name of accused
Marione Sprott
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/197
Case date start
21/1/1650
Given case date
no information
Case commission
no information
case complaint
no information
case correspondence
no information
case chronicle
no information
other details
no information

characterisation

  • demonic (secondary characteristic)
  • refused charity (secondary characteristic)
  • refused charities (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
She was accused of causing illnesses after refused alms and when someone tried to get her to pay a debt.

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • Devil's Mark in her bellie

witches meetings

Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

Notes
She threatened people when they tried to collect on debts or when they refused alms, then they tried appeasement (i.e. drinks or giving her a shoulder of mutton.

Counter strategies

  • Appeasement

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • no information

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • no information

Diseases or illness

  • Human illness
  • Laying on
Notes
None

Cause of witch's malice

  • no information

Other maleficia

Damage to property

  • no information

weather modification

  • no information

Notes
None

Other charges

  • no information

Notes
None

Plea

Claimed bewitched
no
Claimed possessed
no
Admitted lesser charges
no
No defence
no
Claimed natural causes
no
Notes
None
Case Notes
Part of a group of 7 investigated by the presbytery on this date.
references
name notes
Process Notes JC26/13 Bundle A None