Ontify

⌘S

Witchcraft Investigation of Margaret Shearer

Case of Margaret Shearer

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

Statements about Witchcraft Investigation of Margaret Shearer

Main Subject

Margaret Shearer

Instance Of

Witchcraft Investigation

Has Characteristic

Pact with the Devil
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
Devil's Mark
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Location
:
Moorland
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Location
:
Yard
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Location
:
House
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
Devil
Witches' Sabbath
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
Dance
Musical Instrument
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Instrument
:
Duct Flute
Used By
:
Satan
Fairy
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Including
:
12
Represents
:
Folklore Motif

Participant

10 items
John Maxwell
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
William Muir of Glanderston
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
John Stewart of Blackhall
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
John Alexander
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
Robert Sempill
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
Francis Montgomery
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
John Houston
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
John Shaw
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
John Kincaid of Carsbusket
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner
Alexander Stewart
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Commissioner

Significant Event

Trial of Margaret Shearer

Including

Demonic
Demonic Possession
Has Characteristic
:
Primary Characteristic
Fairy
Maleficium
Implicated by Another

Point in Time

1/29/1697

Start Time

1/29/1697

End Time

5/29/1697

Uses

Counterstrategy
Including
:
Appeasement

Quotation or Excerpt

Devil type: Male, Described as "black shawl and hood"
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Represents
:
Devil
Devil type: Male, Described as "black mane and coat, blue cravat"
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Represents
:
Devil
Devil type: Female, Described as "Antiochia, gentle wife of the Devil"
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Allegedly
Represents
:
Devil
Powered byWikidataWikidata