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/1337 Margarit Robertson

name of accused
Margarit Robertson
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/1325
Case date start
13/7/1649
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 Margaret Veitch/Vaith who described Robertson meeting the devil but no details from Robertson's own confession.
additional persons
name involvement notes
no additional persons recorded

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
Because the other confessing witch described Robertson as having met the devil it is likely the church implied there was some form of demonic pact.
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
Meeting with the devil described by Margaret Veitch as having been at the 'Byrilaw' - the birlaw court.

Meeting places

  • None

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

Notes
None

Counter strategies

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white magic

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Elf/fairy elements

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Shape-changing

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Ritual objects

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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 series, viii, p. 198. Margaret Veitch's confession not her own.
Haddington Presbytery records CH2/185/6, p. 63. Deposition attested and commission to be requested. Named with 12 others.