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/JO/2667 Margaret Hamiltoun

name of accused
Margaret Hamiltoun
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/JO/2563
Case date start
11/7/1649
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
No details about confession or crimes.

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
Notes
Reference to meeting in confession although suspect retracting previous deposition. Old man who she had never seen before or since was there. Said she saw Anna Hume at the meeting.

Meeting places

  • Foxton moor Moor

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
Three named together but they are not subject to any minister or the presbytery.
references
name notes
Haddington Presbytery records CH2/185/6, p 54, 62. None
Committee of Estates PA11/8 fo. 169r. None