Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563 - 1736

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

Case Details

C/EGD/365 Jonet Watsone

name of accused: Jonet Watsone
designated title: no information
Accused Reference: A/EGD/354
Case date start: 11/7/1661
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
William Murray	Commissioner
John Preston	Commissioner
John Biggar	Commissioner
Patrick Scott	Commissioner
Charles Murray	Commissioner
William Scott	Commissioner
William Meggat	Commissioner
William Calderwood	Confession Witness
William Scott	Confession Witness
Thomas Calderwood	Confession Witness
Archibald Gemmill	Confession Witness
James Calderwood	Confession Witness
James Hogg	Confession Witness
Thomas Hogg	Confession Witness

linked trials
name	trial type	link	year	notes
Jonet Watsone	Mentioned in trial	T/LA/294	None
Jonet Watsone	Mixed Central/Local Court	T/LA/410	1661

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes: None

Insect Devil Bee
Male pretty boy in Green Clothes
Animal Devil Black Dog

Demonic pacts

Anti-baptism
New name Weill Dancing Jannet
Servant
Devil's Mark shoulder
Sex

witches meetings

Witches meeting
Devil present
Dancing
Singing

Notes: Meeting on the last beal fire night (i.e. Beltane)

Meeting places

Newtown Deinhead Dam

musical instruments

no information

Folk culture

Elphane or Fairyland

Notes: None

Counter strategies

no information

white magic

no information

Elf/fairy elements

Green

Shape-changing

no information

Ritual objects

no information

Religious motif

no information

Calendar customs

Beltane

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
Books of Adjournal JC2/11; JC2/10 fo. 10v-17v	mentioned JC 26/27/1
RPC 3rd series, vol 1, p 46.	None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/9 item 1	mentioned in a confession
High Court Process Notes J26/27/9 item 8	None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/9 item 12	None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/9 item 22	interrogation notes.