(Q112894434)
Statements
Accused of participating in 6 meetings where wax images with pins were used to enact 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 child's bedroom. Apparently physical charms made of bone, blood, and hair were found. She was also a known spirit medium who could allow people to talk with their dead relatives. (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!Her mark was described as a 'horn mark'. Not only was she pricked, but they threaded the mark with a tailor's needle and drew thread through the mark and pulled it.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 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 seven who was tried out the 28+ accused. (English)
Devil type: Male, Described as "black hood and shawl" (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)