Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563 - 1736

Goodare, Julian; Yeoman, Louise; Martin, Lauren; Miller, Joyce

Case Details

C/EGD/311 Marion Angus

name of accused: Marion Angus
designated title: no information
Accused Reference: A/EGD/300
Case date start: 8/2/1658
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)
Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (primary characteristic)

Characterisation Notes: None

additional persons
name	involvement	notes
Thomas Simmell	Investigator
Robert Home	Investigator
William Manderson	Investigator
Robert Wait	Investigator
Patrick Nisbet	Investigator
Hugh Hay	Investigator
Rayatons Pringle	Investigator

linked trials
name	trial type	link	year	notes
Marion Angus	Mixed Central/Local Court	T/LA/1620	1659
Marion Angus	Mentioned in trial	T/LA/1621	None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes: None

no information

Demonic pacts

Anti-baptism
Sex his body was hard and cold

witches meetings

Witches meeting
Devil present

Notes: She wanted amends for a peck of peace (?peas) that was stolen from her.

Meeting places

Gallowhop
Sandie's Hill Hilltop
The Home, in Stenton

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

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
Process Notes JC26/26	Bundle near the end marked 'Witchcraft' From a court held by the JPs but no mention of a commission. Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 1/3/1659, this index did not distinguish between circuit and high court cases. This list of names was added in the margins with a modern hand, no indication of where the person got the list.