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/LA/2798 Margaret Stevensoun

name of accused
Margaret Stevensoun
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/LA/2690
Case date start
9/7/1661
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
None

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
She said 'she thought his nature cold'. He gave her a kiss before giving her a new name.
  • None

Demonic pacts

  • Anti-baptism
  • Devil's Mark
  • Want nothing
  • Servant
  • Sex
  • New name Speed

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
  • Devil present
Notes
She heard a piper playing at the meeting at Newtoun Dean. A group came into her house, she thought they were fairies.

Meeting places

  • Newtown Dean Den
  • her house House

musical instruments

  • Pipe

Folk culture

Notes
A group came into her house and she thougth them fairies, she recognized two of them.

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • Group of fairies

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
None
references
name notes
High Court Process Notes JC26/27/2 item 8 None
High Court Process Notes JC26/27 gilmerton witches item 5 filed incorrectly
High Court Process Notes JC26/27 'marioun greenlaw' retraction