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/407 Margaret Grieve

name of accused
Margaret Grieve
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/396
Case date start
29/6/1661
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)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • Animal Devil dog
  • Male

Demonic pacts

  • Servant
  • Anti-baptism

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

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

  • 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
She was ordered released from prison on caution not to use charms, sorcery or witchcraft again.
references
name notes
Books of Adjournal JC2/11; JC2/10 fo. 30v JC 2/11 and JC2/10 have the same text.
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/5 item 9 She was not tried with the 12 other people listed in this draft dittay. Unclear why.
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/5 item 11 A letter saying that a group of Liberton witches confessed, with witnesses.
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/5 item 12 This document is a draft dittay with notes indicating whether or not the accused witch went to the trial of an assize or not. She did not go to an assize trial. I think the Books of Adjournal edited out the accused witches who did not pass on to the assize. This is either a draft dittay or a first draft of the Books of Adjournal.
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/5 item 13 29/6/1661