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/606 Agnes Hendrie

name of accused
Agnes Hendrie
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/595
Case date start
4/5/1674
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
She turned to the Devil in despair of her poverty. The devil always asked if she wanted revenge of anyone. Got her devil's mark in a privy place, and it hurt until 'the devil lay with her' then the pain was eased.
  • Male
  • Spirit Peiter Solloway

Demonic pacts

  • Anti-baptism
  • Body and soul
  • Devil's Mark privy place
  • Head and foot
  • Paction
  • Servant
  • Sex healed her painful Devil's mark
  • Want nothing
  • New name could remember it

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
  • Devil present
  • Dancing
  • Singing
Notes
There was a witness to their coming home, Jannet hendry tried to destroy him but couldn't because she didn't have any malice for him. They had a blue light so the meeting could continue past dark.

Meeting places

  • west Kirk of Culross Kirkyard
  • None Shore

musical instruments

  • Pipe

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
None
references
name notes
High Court Process Notes JC2/14 p. 346-354 None