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Witchcraft Investigation of Helen Laying

Case of Helen Laying

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

Statements about Witchcraft Investigation of Helen Laying

Main Subject

Instance Of

Witchcraft Investigation

Has Characteristic

Pact with the Devil
Including
:
Anti-Baptism
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Location
:
Yard
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Location
:
Field
Witches' Sabbath
Including
:
Devil
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Musical Instrument
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Instrument
:
Duct Flute

Participant

23 items
John Pringle
William Baillie of Lamington
Adam Cockburn, Lord Ormiston
William Cuningham
David Hepburn
George Cockburn of Ormiston
Robert Cockburn
William Borthwick
John Belshes
James Calderwood
Robert Spottiswoode
James Cockburn of Pencaitland
George Moodie
James Grierson
Robert Hepburn
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
John Sinclair of Ormiston
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator

Significant Event

Point in Time

9/23/1678

Start Time

9/23/1678

End Time

9/30/1678

Including

Demonic
Maleficium
Implicated by Another
Not Enough Information
Has Characteristic
:
Primary Characteristic

Quotation or Excerpt

Devil type: Male, Described as "Black Man in black clothes"
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Represents
:
Devil

Described by Source

Register of the Privy Council of Scotland
Series Ordinal
:3
Volume
:6
Page(s)
:627-629
Collection
:
National Records of Scotland
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Unnamed
:bug: P9570
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Trial of Helen Laying
Helen Laying
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Age of Subject at Event
: 32 years old
George Halliday
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
John Ker of Windymane
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
Location
:
Burn
David Chalmer
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
John Adamson of Paiston
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
James Cairntoun
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
James Liddell
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator
William Cockburn
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Investigator