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/40 Hector Munro

name of accused
Hector Munro
designated title
of Fowlis
Accused Reference
A/EGD/29
Case date start
23/6/1590
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

  • consulting (secondary characteristic)
  • maleficium (secondary characteristic)
  • political motive (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
He was accused of having to kill his brother in order to cure himself.
additional persons
name involvement notes
no additional persons recorded

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

  • Sympathetic magic
Notes
He hired people to kill his brother Robert Munro, the same person that Lady Fowlis was trying to kill.

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • Hair
  • Nail trimmings

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • no information

Diseases or illness

  • Poisoning
Notes
None

Cause of witch's malice

  • no information

Other maleficia

Damage to property

  • no information

weather modification

  • no information

Notes
None

Other charges

  • Murder
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 JC2/2 fo. 175r-177 None
Pitcairn v I, part ii, Page 201-204 Same text as JC2/2
High Court Minute Books JC6/3 no pagination - date 23/6/1590 and 22/7/1590