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/EGD/1744 Marjory Craig

name of accused
Marjory Craig
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/1727
Case date start
1/2/1677
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)
  • maleficium (secondary characteristic)
  • maleficium (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
Was involved with Pollock witches to kill Maxwell of pollock. Described as hating Maxwell. The whole group seems to have had a problem with Maxwell, their landlord. Could be that they were doing something in protest.

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
Devil described as a black man, with a bluish band, white hand cuffs, and hogers (leg coverings) with no shoes, and with cloven fee. His name was Ejuall. His voice was described as 'hough and goushe'.
  • Male black man

Demonic pacts

  • New name Rajeru

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
  • Devil present
  • Malificium
Notes
There were two meetings described in confessions of this group to destroy Maxwell of Pollock. The first in 10/1676, the second on 4/1/1677. Both involved image magic.

Meeting places

  • Mathie's House
  • John Stewart's House

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

  • Specific ritual acts
  • Sympathetic magic
Notes
She was part of the rituals to kill Maxwell of Pollock with wax images. Doesn't say why she hated him.

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • Fire
  • Wax/clay images

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • no information

Diseases or illness

  • Human illness
  • Human death
Notes
She supposedly killed her son in Ireland

Cause of witch's malice

  • no information

Other maleficia

Damage to property

  • no information

weather modification

  • no information

Notes
None

Other charges

  • Murder
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
RPC 3rd series, vol 5, 104 Note that commission granted to same people who were granted a commission of 18/1/1677 (Jonet Mathie etc C/EGD/1749)
Circuit Court Books JC10/4 None