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Witchcraft Investigation of Janet Cock

Case of Janet Cock

Historical event recorded in 16th-18th century Scotland.

Statements about Witchcraft Investigation of Janet Cock

Main Subject

Instance Of

Witchcraft Investigation

Has Characteristic

Pact with the Devil
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
Devil's Mark
Pact with the Devil
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
Servant
Property Damage
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
Animalia
Property Damage
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
Whole Estate
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Location
:
Dam
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
Devil
Weather Modification
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Unnamed
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Malice
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Has Cause
:
Physical Assault
Has Cause
:
Business Failure
Has Cause
:
Denounced

Participant

William Scott of Dalkeith
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
William Calderwood
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator

Significant Event

Point in Time

6/21/1661

End Time

12/6/1661

Start Time

6/21/1661

Including

Demonic
Traditional Medicine
Maleficium
Implicated by Another
Neighborhood Dispute
Has Characteristic
:
Primary Characteristic

Uses

Counterstrategy
Including
:
Appeasement
Including
:
Counter Magic
Including
:
Prayer

Quotation or Excerpt

Devil type: Male, Described as "ill favoured black man"
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Represents
:
Devil
Devil type: Male, Described as "Black clothes"
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Represents
:
Devil
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Alexander Calderwood
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
Has Cause
:
Taunt
John Barrowman
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Court Clerk
The Trial of Janet Cock
Trial of Janet Cock
Janet Cock
Unnamed
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Age of Subject at Event
: 49 years old