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/694 Marion Veitch

name of accused
Marion Veitch
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/683
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)
  • maleficium (secondary characteristic)
  • Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
None
additional persons
name involvement notes
Robert Hepburn Investigator
John Pringle Investigator
William Baillie None
Adam Cockburn None
William Cuningham None
David Hepburn None
George Cockburn None
Robert Cockburn None
William Borthwick None
John Belshes None
John Sinclair None
James Calderwood Investigator
Robert Spottiswoode None
James Cockburn Investigator
George Moodie None
James Grierson None
Barbara Veitch Witchcraft acquired from
Alexander Ramsay Investigator
James Yule Investigator
William Sheil Investigator
William Cockburn Investigator

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
Devil required her to destroy her nieghbours but she couldn't do it because God woulnd't allow it. Her aunt, Marioun Veitch carried her to the fields to meet the Devil.
  • Male

Demonic pacts

  • Sex
  • Anti-baptism
  • Head and foot
  • New name Broad back

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
  • Devil present
  • Dancing
Notes
None

Meeting places

  • Ward Haugh Haugh
  • kirk bridge Bridge
  • corsehill Hilltop
  • Ormeston Wood Wood
  • Leswade
  • Loanhead
  • None Field
  • Cowe burn Burn
  • Reidfoord Ford
  • Keith Bridge Bridge

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

  • Shape changing
Notes
She left her body at the kirk in Pencaitland when she went out as a corbie.

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • Insect Bummie Bee
  • Animal Corbie

Ritual objects

  • no information

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • no information

Diseases or illness

  • Human death
Notes
confessed to killing her grandson at the Devil's request.

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 ff. 17v-19v None
RPC 3rd series, vol 6, p 627-629 Warrant for execution and financial details for legal process and execution.
Process Notes JC26/49 assize notes
Process Notes JC26/49 'peaston witches' items 2, 3, 4 None