(Q112940915)

English

witchcraft investigation of Helen Quhyte

historical event recorded in 16th-18th century Scotland

  • Case of Helen Quhyte

Statements

0 references
Said by Sampson to have been involved in using corpse and corpse powder at Halloween. (English)
Part of the North Berwick witch hunt. It involved many people and many accustions about witches meetings, specifically two separate attempts to sink the royal ships. The first to sink Queen Anne on her way home, second to trouble King James after he went to get her in Denmark.Sampson and Napier said she met the devil as a 'mekle black man'.See Agnes Sampson's case for description of North Berwick meeting (c/egd/63). See also Napier (c/egd/103) for more details about the North Berwick meeting. Said by others to have been at the meetings at the kirk in North Berwick, where a trump was played. (English)

Identifiers

 
edit
    edit
      edit
        edit
          edit
            edit
              edit
                edit
                  edit