Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563 - 1736

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

Case Details

C/EGD/1142 Alesoun Carrick

name of accused: Alesoun Carrick
designated title: no information
Accused Reference: A/EGD/1130
Case date start: 3/11/1629
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

Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (primary characteristic)

Characterisation Notes: Named by Alexander Hamilton but no details about her crimes recorded.

additional persons
name	involvement	notes
Robert Richardson	Sheriff
James Cockburn	Sheriff-depute
John Hamilton	Commissioner
None Douglas	Commissioner
John Sinclair	Commissioner
Patrick Brown	Investigator

linked trials
name	trial type	link	year	notes
Alesoun Carrick	Local Court	T/JO/79	1630

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: None

references
name	notes
RPC 2nd series, iii, p. 334, 361-2, 515, 544, 556	Entries chart different commissions granted by Privy Council. Also appeal from accused and three others against having local trial. Questioned the competency of local commissioners. Appeal denied but only Sheriff of Haddington to be involved.
Haddington Presbytery records CH2/185/4, 42r.	Note about being held in tolbooth and that her trial was to be held on 2/7/1630.
Process Notes JC26/9 item 9	Hammilton Document