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/1005 Katherene Crystie

name of accused
Katherene Crystie
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/994
Case date start
17/11/1627
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

  • political motive (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

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
A very complicated case that moved back and forth from Edinburgh to Dysart during the course ofher two trials. Definite factional politics at play amongst the bailies and ministers of Dysart. There is a source listed by MacDonald that we have not checked, which records a date of 30/8/1643.
references
name notes
RPC 2nd S, v2 p. 122, 135, 142-3 Privy Council commission, caution and suspention of commission.
None None PBK P. 256. Cannot find the full citation for this, presumably the Kirkcaldy presbytery records but did not find anything in this. The project did not check MacDonald's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research.
RPC 2nd S, v3 p. 489-490, 542-3, 605-6, 619; 2nd S, v4 p. 59 Ordered to be released from prison in Dysart, pending central trial. More complaints, re-arrested, trial moved back to Dysart. Imprisoned again,but released because no complaints came in against her.