(Q112914792)
Statements
Her husband offered ale to one of her accusers. (English)
All of the accusations against her revolved around business type dealings, land, borrowing money, payments in kind. She seemed to have been suspected of witchcraft after many convicted witches accused her. The accusations were believable because of quarrels followed by harm. Many documents mention her common repute as a witch. She was previously denounced in 1649 with no mention of what happened there. She was denounced by James Welch sometime before 1662. Petition to parliament from Earl of Haddington. He claimed that witchcraft was increasing in his lands and had imprisoned the suspects. He also claimed that two of them were accused of robbery as well.Accused of giving her newly born baby to the Devil and claiming that it had died in childbirth. Confessed that she became a witch after discord with her husband.Welch denounced her for being at a meeting at Haddington mill, and being at a meeting to destroy someone with two wisps at a barn door.She was heard to say 'a ha, a ha' before killing a horse by taking a piece of flesh the size of a golf ball out of its mouth and leaving pieces of flesh that looked like tobacco pipes nearby. She possibly deliberately aborted her pregnancy.Part of the large number of people denounced by James Welch. He was deemed too young to stand trial so he was imprisoned. But his confession and some of his denunciations were taken seriously by the authorities. (English)
Devil type: Male, Described as "" (English)