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/2478 Janet Drever

name of accused
Janet Drever
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/2402
Case date start
6/6/1615
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

Characterisation Notes
None
additional persons
name involvement notes
no additional persons recorded

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
Had carnal dealings with the fairy
  • Male Fairy

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

  • Elphane or Fairyland
Notes
She confessed to fostering a bairn in the fairy hill of Westray. She said she had dealings with the fairies for 26 years.

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • Fairy hill
  • Good Neighbours

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
None
references
name notes
Court of the Bishopric of Orkney Orkney and Shetland Court Books, 1614-1615, Scottish History Society, p. 18-20 None
Lawting Sheriff and Justice Court Acts and Statutes of the Lawting Sheriff and Justice Courts of Orkney and Shetland, 167-168 Maitland Club Miscellany, Vol. II, part I (1840) Acts and Statutes of the Lawting Sheriff and Justice Courts of Orkney and Shetland, 167-168