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/1176 Jonet Smaillie

name of accused
Jonet Smaillie
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/1164
Case date start
4/2/1630
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

  • 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

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Calendar customs

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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 S, v3 p. 446 None
Ayr Kirk Session records CH2/751/1/2. Entries about being in trouble with kirk session for slander and blaspheming.
Ayr Kirk Session records CH2/751/2 ff22,74, 77r, 107v, 108r, 155r, 161r Entries record that she had made 'unchristian' accusations or slanders against several of the community including Johne Power. Ordered to pay a financial penalty and public repentance. Appears to have been in trouble for blaspheming, imprisoned, put in the branks and on this occasion 11/11/1622 ?to be banished. Continues in trouble 1625, 1627, 1629 - further banishment, put into the 'woman-house under the tolbooth stair'. 15/3/1630 entry notes that she was referred to the council.
Ayr Council Records (MS in Carnegie Library Ayr) B6/11 11 March 1630 None
Ayr Council Records (MS in Carnegie Library Ayr) II, p. 67 None
Ayr Presbytery Records CH2/532/1. in Ayrshire Archives, ?vol number.