witchcraft investigation of Isobel Goudie (Q112317247)
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historical event recorded in 17th century Scotland
- Case of Isobel Goudie
- Case of Issobel Goudie
- Witchcraft Investigation of Issobel Goudie
- witchcraft investigation of Issobell Gowdie
- Case of Issobell Gowdie
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | witchcraft investigation of Isobel Goudie |
historical event recorded in 17th century Scotland |
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She confessed to mixing the body of an unchristened child with nail trimmings, grain and cole-wort and chopping it all up very small and used it to take away the fruit of a man's corn. Described night flight and flying on straw and a broom. Said she used shot to send a soul to heaven but the body remained on earth. She met the Queen of Fairy in the downie-hill and was given meat. In the fairy hill she saw elf-bulls. Took away milk using a tether (could restore milk by cutting the tether). Did all this in the Devil's name. She made an image of the Laird of Park to destroy his children (with others). Detailed description of how the image was made. She confessed to shape-changing with others- she was a kea (jackdaw) and the others were a cat and a hare. They tied a thread with three knots and did something widdershins. They raised the wind with a wet cloth and a beetle and specific words. Their spirits can raise the wind. She linked the elves and the Devil by saying that the Devil gave elves instructions on how to use and make elfshot and that they fire the shot in the Devil's name. Special ritual described for shape-changing. Had different words for each animal (cat, hare, crow, horse. She lists different verbal charms to use for healing various ailments (bone-shaw, fevers). For her first 'voyage' she went to the plough lands and shot a man and they made a potion by boiling ingredients and saying words they learned from the Devil. (English)
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Devil type: Male, Described as "with cloven feet" (English)
Devil type: Male, Described as "meikle black roch man" (English)
Devil type: Animal Devil, Described as "deer" (English)
Devil type: Female Fairy, Described as "Queen dressed in white and brown" (English)
Devil type: Male Fairy, Described as "King, a braw, well favored man with a broad face." (English)
Devil type: Spirit, Described as "to wait upon each witch" (English)