(Q112942593)
Statements
She was accused of tormenting Margaret Murdoch and Margaret Laird. Both girls displayed all the typical symptoms that have been described as 'demonic possession' - but the record refers to it as 'tormenting'. Both girls spit and vomitted foreign object (hair, pins, stones, wool), had convulsions, bite and nip markes on their bodies and faces, extraordinary strength, the ability to sense when their tormenters were near, bruises and blisters, excessive thrashing, and clothes falling off. Both girls were attended by physicians and ministers in order to diagnose and help them.All the accusations were for tormented girls.Denounced by Margaret Laird in Paisley, and Margaret Murdoch in Govan. Both girls claimed to be tormented by witches. Laird and Murdoch denounced many people while in fits. Most of the witness testimony was given in Paisley (19-21 April 1699, from Laird) and Glasgow (22 April 1699 from Murdoch). Testimony came from people who witnessed Laird's fits and denunciations among other things. (English)