(Q112894431)
Statements
Threw a charm of stone and blood in a sack into a river as sympathetic magic to cause a drowning. Accused of participating in 6 meetings where wax images with pins were used to cause murder. Roasting the wax image was also used to kill and torment people. One meeting to strangle a child took place at midnight in the kid's bedroom. Apparently physical charms made of bone, blood, and hair were found (English)
Complicated case involving numerous accusations of murdering children through magical strangulation and possession of several children. Much of the evidence was derived from the testimony of children who claimed to be possessed and tormented by witches. But there was great concern over the murdered children and a murdered minister. The record describes the physical torment of the possessed children in great detail. An extraordinary document!There were seven witches' meetings alleged in the Renfrew trials of 1697. The meetings were said to have taken place in 1696 for the murder of a minister and several infants and children and the tormenting of Christian Shaw and other young people. The participants supposedly danced, did image magic, met with the devil, and plotted bad things. The meetings were described by a few people who confessed and several children who claimed to have been present.The group was accused of murdering children by strangulation. Children were in fact murdered in this way by someone unknown. Possession signs were - thrashing, extraordinary strength, bite marks, welts, spitting pins and hair, vomit and more.Part of the Renfrewshire cases of 1697 - one of the seven who were tried out of the 28+ accused. (English)
Devil type: Male, Described as "black shawl and hood" (English)
Devil type: Male, Described as "black mane, black coat, blue cravat" (English)
Devil type: Female, Described as "Antiochia, gentle wife of the devil" (English)