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/613 Margaret Douglas

name of accused
Margaret Douglas
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/602
Case date start
13/9/1678
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
additional persons
name involvement notes
no additional persons recorded

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
She confessed that the Devil appeared to her after a fall out with her daughter offering her revenge, she agreed.
  • Male

Demonic pacts

  • Anti-baptism
  • Body and soul
  • Head and foot
  • Paction

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
  • Devil present
  • Dancing
Notes
None

Meeting places

  • Barliehill Hilltop
  • wood head of crighton Wood

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

  • Quarreling
Notes
None

Cause of witch's malice

  • Revenge

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
Books of Adjournal JC2/15 ff.17v-19v None
Process Notes JC26/49 assize verdict