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/2245 Jonet Forsyth

name of accused
Jonet Forsyth
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/2182
Case date start
11/11/1629
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

  • folk healing (secondary characteristic)
  • maleficium (secondary characteristic)
  • refused charity (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
Marwick notes do not give enough detail.
additional persons
name involvement notes
no additional persons recorded

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

  • Specific ritual acts
Notes
Helped to save a ship, curing. In order to save his sheep, a man was advised by Jonet to sprinkle drops of blood over one of the sheep by a fire on Halloween. Not sure if Lauren means a sheep or ship?

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • Fire
  • Blood (animal)

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • Halloween

Diseases or illness

  • Animal illness
  • Transferring disease
  • Healing humans
Notes
Moved disease from a man to a horse. Took away the substance of someone's corn.

Cause of witch's malice

  • no information

Other maleficia

  • Property damage

    • Damage to property

    • Crops

    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
    Marwick Collection D31/4/3 His notes on primary documents that aren't held in Orkney.