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/3068 Issoble Garner

name of accused
Issoble Garner
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/JO/2930
Case date start
13/7/1649
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)
  • demonic (primary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • Male man in green clothes

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
  • Devil present
  • Food and drink
Notes
Claimed she met the devil at neighbour's house, in the little chalrmer (room), where they shared some wine. Other women present.

Meeting places

  • neighbour's house House

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

  • Food and drink
Notes
None

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • Green

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
A group of people (including Garner) appear to have been investigated and recorded in the kirk session records. A further 2 were identifed by a pricker but no details about them
references
name notes
Dysart Kirk session records CH2/390/2, f 104v. None