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/3142 Jonet Kennedy

name of accused
Jonet Kennedy
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/LA/3001
Case date start
1590
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)
  • Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
consulted by Bothwell. She is linked with the North Berwick cases through Agnes Sampson.

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
the spirit transported her
  • Spirit an evil spirit

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

  • Specific ritual acts
  • Sympathetic magic
Notes
she was involved with the picture of wax that Agnes Sampson used. They melted it

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • Wax

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • Lammas
  • Midsummer

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
Process Notes JC26/2 Bothwell's trial documents
Process Notes JC26/2 witchcraft bundle, item 11, 10 None