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/1213 Giles Swintoun

name of accused
Giles Swintoun
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/1201
Case date start
26/5/1630
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
No information about accusations, but as group all came from same settlement some form of local dispute is possible

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
Listed with 6 others
references
name notes
RPC 2nd series, vol 3, p 544. Record commission for arrest and interrogation.
Dalkeith Presbytery records CH2/424/1. Presbytery minutes record that the brethren are to assist the commissioners. They are to forward any witnessed depositions as quickly as possible to the council. No details of arrest etc.10/6/1630, no pagination