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/384 Christian Patersone

name of accused
Christian Patersone
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/373
Case date start
20/7/1661
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
its all about the Devil

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
the Devil changed from a beast to man to get into bed with her. The draft dittay says she saw the Devil in her own house as a man with a meikle headed body. Very detailed confession concerning sex with the Devil.
  • Male meikle headed body
  • Animal Devil she tumbled over him on the floor
  • Male for sex

Demonic pacts

  • Anti-baptism
  • Devil's Mark
  • New name Crooked Patersone
  • Servant
  • Sex

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
  • Devil present
Notes
None

Meeting places

  • on the other side of the water Shore
  • her house House

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

  • Martinmas

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

  • Sorcery
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 JC2/11 and JC2/10 are exactly the same text! Except the sederunt in JC2/10 doesn't say that the trial happened in Dalkeith. Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 3/8/1661, 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 JC26/27/9 item 4 and item 5 draft of JC2 trial. Item 5 is a continuation of item 4
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/9 item 13 None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/9 item 15 None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/9 item 20 witnesses, bad handwriting, mostly repeat of information in other documents Seems to be a draft of the books of adjournal text.