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/371 Agnes Loch

name of accused
Agnes Loch
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/360
Case date start
29/7/1661
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)
  • demonic (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
Went to him because of her poverty. Received a stone from the Devil. Had pain after receiving the mark. Said his nature was cold after sex.
  • Male green clothes

Demonic pacts

  • New name
  • Anti-baptism
  • Servant
  • Sex Devil's nature was cold
  • Devil's Mark shoulder
  • Devil's Mark between thigh and body

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
  • Devil present
  • Dancing
Notes
None

Meeting places

  • Newtown Burne River
  • between Sheriffhall burn and Dalkeith Road

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

  • 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
Books of Adjournal JC2/11; JC2/10 fo. 4r-7r Verdict is also in JC 26/27/5 item 2, this one is either a draft version or a copy of the trial proceedings. JC2/10 and JC2/11 have same information. Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 29/7/1661, 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.
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/2 item 6 None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/2 item 10 None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/2 item 10 undated
High Court Process Notes JC26/26 Gilmerton witches item 5 filed incorrectly