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/144 Cristiane Tod

name of accused
Cristiane Tod
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/133
Case date start
27/5/1608
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
None
additional persons
name involvement notes
no additional persons recorded

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
She was taken to the Devil by her sister. Cristiane was initially afraid, but was reassured that they were going to see her sister.
  • no information

Demonic pacts

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witches meetings

Notes
The group met the Devil at Beigis' house for drinks. They cast a cat to the Devil. They met in the thorns near the iron gate of Seton and at the dam at Longniddry. Also did a cat ritual at the gate of Seton. Meetings described in B. Tod's documents, not by Cristiane herself.

Meeting places

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musical instruments

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Folk culture

Notes
According to her sister Beigis Tod, they did rituals with a cat and named it Margaret.

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

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weather modification

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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
Books of Adjournal JC2/4 f. 222v-223r None
Pitcairn v ii, pp. 542-543 same text as JC2/4