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/1269 Katherene Grieve

name of accused
Katherene Grieve (alias Millar)
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/1257
Case date start
17/3/1633
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)
  • folk healing (secondary characteristic)
  • maleficium (secondary characteristic)
  • neighbourhood dispute (secondary characteristic)
  • neighbourhood dispute (primary characteristic)
  • white magic (secondary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
None
additional persons
name involvement notes
no additional persons recorded

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • Male black man

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
Notes
the meeting was witnessed by the son of her co-accused.

Meeting places

  • abandoned house called Howing Greyman House

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

Notes
None

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • Protective

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • Silver

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • no information

Diseases or illness

  • Human illness
  • Quarreling
  • Cursing
  • Healing animals
Notes
None

Cause of witch's malice

  • Failed business interaction
  • Revenge

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, v5 pp. 544-548, 556-559 None
Marwick Collection D31/4/3 His notes on primary documents that aren't held in Orkney.