Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563 - 1736

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

Case Details

C/EGD/377 Janet Paistoun

name of accused: Janet Paistoun
designated title: no information
Accused Reference: A/EGD/366
Case date start: 16/7/1661
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: She was denounced by Elspet Millar and Grissel Scot from Newton (c/la/2799, c/la/2800)

additional persons
name	involvement	notes
William Calderwood	Confession Witness
William Scott	Confession Witness
Thomas Chalmer	Confession Witness
Thomas Hogg	Confession Witness
James Calderwood	Confession Witness
John Dobie	Confession Witness
Thomas Elder	Confession Witness
John Kincaid	Witch-pricker

linked trials
name	trial type	link	year	notes
Janet Paistoun	Mentioned in trial	T/LA/334	None
Janet Paistoun	Mixed Central/Local Court	T/LA/414	None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes: Received money from the Devil, which disappeared when he left (around 40 pennies).

Male with green clothes

Demonic pacts

Anti-baptism
Servant
New name General
Devil's Mark
Sex

witches meetings

Witches meeting
Devil present

Notes: None

Meeting places

Newtown Dam Dam
Newtown

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 fos. 34r-41r	mentioned
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/9 item 14	None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/9 item 22	None