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/2896 Michael Clark

name of accused
Michael Clark
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/LA/2778
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

  • Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
Part of the North Berwick hunt, that revovled around witchcraft and treason.
additional persons
name involvement notes
no additional persons recorded

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
Said by Fean to have met the devil as a black man.
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
Said by others to have been at a meeting at sea, which was like a party with good wine and ale. Also it was claimed by Fean that he was at the North Berwick kirk.

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

Notes
Claimed by others that he was involved in rituals at halloween.

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
Claimed by others that he was part of the witches' crew that wanted to destroy king James VI and Queen Ann by sinking their ships.

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
Pitcairn v I, part II, page 201-213 None