Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563 - 1736

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

Case Details

C/EGD/573 Barbara Drummond

name of accused: Barbara Drummond
designated title: no information
Accused Reference: A/EGD/562
Case date start: 18/12/1664
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

not enough information (secondary characteristic)
not enough information (primary characteristic)

Characterisation Notes: None

additional persons
name	involvement	notes
John Stirling	Complainer
James Seton	Commissioner
John Murray	Commissioner
John Buchanan	Commissioner
John Nairn	Commissioner
John Campbell	Commissioner
Adam Campbell	Commissioner
Duncan Nairn	Commissioner
Robert Johnston	Commissioner
John Buchanan	Commissioner
Alexander Munro	Commissioner
None Nairn	Commissioner

linked trials
name	trial type	link	year	notes
Barbara Drummond	Local Court	T/JO/769	None
Barbara Drummond	Central Court	T/LA/1107	1664

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

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: Sorcery and charming listed on accusation but no details of what she was claimed to have done.

Plea

Claimed bewitched: no
Claimed possessed: no
Admitted lesser charges: no
No defence: no
Claimed natural causes: no
Notes: None
Case Notes: Several entries in the Privy Council record the length of imprisonment and pleas from the accused to the PC to order a speedy trial or release her. More commissioners added to list in 1666. BD again appealed to PC in 1667 and commissioners were ordered to explain to PC why no trial had been held. 7/5/1667 she was eventually released and ordered to attend for trial when she was called.

references
name	notes
Books of Adjournal JC2/10 fo. 235v	diet deserted, case remitted to locality
RPC 3rd series, vol 2, pp. 55-6, 172, 252-3, 283	None
RPC 3rd series, vol 1, pp. 635, 637.	Commissions for trial and for transporting from Edinburgh to Stirling.