Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563 - 1736

Goodare, Julian; Yeoman, Louise; Martin, Lauren; Miller, Joyce

Case Details

C/EGD/378 Marion Greinlaw

name of accused: Marion Greinlaw
designated title: no information
Accused Reference: A/EGD/367
Case date start: 25/7/1661
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)
Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (primary characteristic)

Characterisation Notes: May have confessed to demonic pact.

additional persons
name	involvement	notes
George Hepburn	Commissioner
John Biggar	Commissioner
Mungo Murray	Commissioner
Alexander Borthwick	Commissioner
John Hunter	Commissioner
John Preston	None
William Murray	Commissioner
John Preston	Commissioner
Robert Strachan	Commissioner

linked trials
name	trial type	link	year	notes
Marion Greinlaw	Mentioned in trial	T/LA/278	None
Marion Greinlaw	Local Court	T/LA/374	None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes: She retracted all this stuff that she had originally confessed.

Male

Demonic pacts

Servant
New name Lowkie shoulderis
Anti-baptism

witches meetings

Witches meeting
Devil present

Notes: None

Meeting places

Blewhill Hilltop

musical instruments

no information

Folk culture

Notes: None

Counter strategies

no information

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

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: None

references
name	notes
Books of Adjournal JC2/11; JC2/10 fo. 4r-7r	mentioned
RPC 3rd series, vol 1, p 34, 151-2.	Second entry records supplication from accused regarding their lengthy imprisonment.
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/2 item 6	She retracted her confession
High Court Process Notes JC26/27 Gilmerton witches	filed incorrectly
High Court Process Notes JC26/27 Gilmerton witches item 6	commission text, filed incorrectly
High Court Process Notes JC26/27 'Marioun Greenlaw'	retraction