(Q112895597)
Statements
Leyis was accused of using cantrips to bewitch but no description of what they involved. Accused of having predicted the birth of a female child (his daughter) before Elspeth Reid knew she was pregnant. The child would be born on a Sunday after Martinmas. (English)
Witches meeting and tacit pact are probably not the primary characterisation although they feature. Family assocation appears very important and so neighbourhood dispute seems likely.Dittay mentions that Leyis's lover (Elspeth Reid) confessed that Leyis had asked her to meet a man, to take him by the ear and put her foot on the man's foot - all of which she refused to do.Was witnessed to have cursed Mr Andrew Clark who he said would die if he took his mother to trial.Accused of helping his mother bewitch goods and gear belonging to a neighbour. (English)
Devil type: Male, Described as "a little cuttie fellow with a staff" (English)
Devil type: Animal Devil, Described as "magpie" (English)
Devil type: Animal Devil, Described as "jackdaw" (English)