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/41 Marioun Neyn Donald McIngaruch (McAndyour)

name of accused
Marioun Neyn Donald McIngaruch (McAndyour) (alias Mauld)
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/30
Case date start
25/10/1577
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)
  • maleficium (secondary characteristic)
  • Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
  • political motive (secondary characteristic)
  • property motive (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
She was hired to cure Hector Munro, but in order to do that he had to have his brother die in his place.

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
Mention of the her master the Devil, but no details.
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

  • Specific ritual acts
Notes
None

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • Water

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • no information

Diseases or illness

  • Healing humans
Notes
She said she could cure Hector Munro but one of his blood would have to die. He chose his brother.

Cause of witch's malice

  • no information

Other maleficia

Damage to property

  • no information

weather modification

  • no information

Notes
None

Other charges

  • None
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
Pitcairn v I, part II, page 201-201 same text as JC2/2
Exchequer Rolls Vol XX, p 522. Reference supplied by Alexander Sutherland, Aberdeen University.
Books of Adjournal JC2/2 fo. 175r-177r None