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/721 John Black

name of accused
John Black
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/710
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

  • 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
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
None

Plea

Claimed bewitched
no
Claimed possessed
no
Admitted lesser charges
no
No defence
no
Claimed natural causes
no
Notes
None
Case Notes
Larner et al., 'Source-book' listed this case as being from JC26/62. However, the 'Survey' looked through this box and did not find the case. Larner has this case as being processed with an unknown outcome. A porteous roll means that it was due to be heard at the ciruit court. Possible black was accused as a charmer, not for witchcraft?
references
name notes
None None JC26/62, I surveyed this box and did not find this case. I cannot explain where Larner found it. One of three possible explanations: I missed it in JC26/62, he was listed as a charmer in JC26/62 and I therefore didn't take a note of him, or Larner's source is incorrect.