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/747 Jean Gilmore

name of accused
Jean Gilmore
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/736
Case date start
22/4/1699
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 possesion (secondary characteristic)
  • demonic possessions (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
Was delated by Margaret Murdoch for tormenting her and troubling her with 'evil spirits'. Gilmore had a good reputation till then, but her mother was reputed a witch. See Agnes Supp for description of the tormenting/possesion.
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

  • Specific ritual acts
  • Sympathetic magic
Notes
was accused of using a frog at the threshold for a charm.

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • Frog

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
Denounced by Margaret Murdoch in Govan, a girl who claimed to be tormented by witches. Her father was John Murdoch of Craigtown in the parish of govan. Murdoch denounced many people while in fits. Most of the witness testimony was given in Glasgow (22 April 1699) and it came from people who witnessed Murdoch's fits and denunciations among other things.
references
name notes
Books of Adjournal JC3/1 f. 89 None
Process Notes JC26/81 f. 9 dittay was dated 21/4/1699