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/624 Elspeth Knox

name of accused
Elspeth Knox
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/613
Case date start
no information
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)
  • Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
she fell asleept at Keith Banks Falls and Marion Veatch 'in bodily likeness' came to her.
  • Male

Demonic pacts

  • Sex 'heavie like a horse'
  • Anti-baptism
  • Head and foot

witches meetings

  • Dancing
Notes
accused of being at three meetings by another accused witch.

Meeting places

  • kirk bridge Bridge
  • ward haugh Haugh
  • corsehill Hilltop

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

Notes
Marion Veatch appeared to her 'in bodily likeness' in her sleep.

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
Books of Adjournal JC2/15 f. 18r None
Books of Adjournal JC2/15 f. 20r None
Process Notes JC26/49 'peaston witches' item 4 None