The Witch-cult in Western Europe Part 37

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1644. Queensferry

[Seven were executed.]

1. Catherine Logie 2. Catherine Thomson 3. Elspet Cant 4. Helen Hill 5. Helen Thomson 6. Isobel Young 7. Janet Lowrie 8. Janet Mowbray 9. Margaret Brown 10. Margaret Dauline 11. Marion Dauline 12. Marion Little 13. Marion Stein

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1649. Herts. St. Albans

1. Anne Smith 2. John Lamen S^r.

3. John Lamen J^r.

4. John [? Joan] Lamen 5. John Palmer 6. John Salmon, S^r 7. Joseph Salmon 8. Judeth Salmon 9. Mary Bychance 10. Mary Lamen, S^r 11. Mary Lamen, J^r 12. Sarah Smith 13. Widow Palmer

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1658. Alloa

1. Barbara Erskin 2. Bessie Paton 3. Elspet Black 4. James Hudston 5. James Kirk 6. Jonet Millar 7. Jonet Paterson 8. Jonet Reid 9. Kathren Black 10. Kathren Renny 11. Margret Demperstoun 12. Margret Duchall 13. Margret Tailzeour

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1661. Forfar

[The two Covens were led, one by Helen Guthrie, the other by Helen Cothills. I have put in the first Coven the names which occur most frequently together.]

1. Agnes Sparke 2. Andrew Watson 3. Elspet Alexander 4. Elspet Bruce 5. Helen Alexander 6. Helen Guthrie [officer]

7. Isobel Dorward 8. Isobel Shyrie 9. John Tailzeour 10. Jonet Howit 11. Jonet Stout 12. Katherene Portour 13. Mary Rynd

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1. Bessie Croket 2. Christen Whyte 3. George Ellies 4. Helen Cothills [officer]

5. Isobel Smith 6. Jonet Barrie 7. Katharene Wallace 8. Margaret Nicholl 9. Marjorie Ritchie 10. ... Finlason 11. ... Hebrone 12, 13. Two unnamed women mentioned by Katharene Portour.

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1662. Auldearne

1. Barbara Ronald 2. Bessie Hay 3. Bessie Wilson 4. Elspet Nis.h.i.+e 5. Issobell Gowdie 6. Issobell Nicoll 7. Janet Breadheid 8. Janet Burnet 9. John Taylor 10. John Young [officer]

11. Jean Marten [the Maiden]

12. Margret Brodie 13. Margret Wilson

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1662. Kinross-s.h.i.+re. Crook of Devon

1. Agnes Brugh 2. Agnes Murie 3. Agnes Pittendreich 4. Bessie Henderson 5. Bessie Neil 6. Christian Grieve 7. Isabel Rutherford 8. Janet Brugh 9. Janet Paton (of Crook) 10. Janet Paton (of Kilduff) 11. Margaret Huggon 12. Margaret Litster 13. Robert Wilson

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1662. Hartford, Conn.

[Though the published records are incomplete, the number of names surviving suggests that a Coven existed here.]

1. Andrew Sanford 2. Elizabeth Seager 3. James Walkley 4. Judith Varlet 5. Mary Sanford 6. Nathaniel Greensmith 7. Rebecca Greensmith 8. William Ayres 9. Goodwife Ayres 10. Goodwife Grant 11. Goodwife Palmer 12. Goodwife Sanford

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1662. Bute

1. Agnes ... in Gortenis 2. Annie Heyman [the Maiden]

3. Cirstine Ballantyne [the Maiden]

4. Donald McCartour 5. Elspet Galie 6. Elspeth Gray 7. Elspet NcWilliam 8. Elspeth Spence 9. Issobell More McKaw 10. Issobell NcNeill 11. Issobell NcNicoll 12. Jonet McConachie 13. Jonet McNeill 14. Jonet McNickell 15. Jonet Isack 16. Jonet Morison 17. Jonet Nicoll 18. John Galy 19. Kathrine Cristell 20. Kathrine Frissell 21. Kathrine McWilliam 22. Kathrine Moore 23. Kathrine Stewart 24. Margaret McNeill 25. Margaret McNickell 26. Margaret Ncilduy 27. Margaret NcLevin 28. Margaret NcWilliam 29. Margaret Smith 30. Marie McKaw 31. Marie More NcCuill 32. Marie Stewart 33. Patrick McKaw

[Besides eleven other incomplete names, of which five can be identified as being already mentioned above, leaving six to add to that number, i.e.

thirty-nine in all.]

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1664. Somerset

[In the first Coven I have put the names which occur most frequently together in the evidence.]

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1. Alice Duke 2. Alice Green 3. Anne Bishop [officer]

4. Catharine Green 5. Christian Green 6. Dinah Warberton 7. Dorothy Warberton 8. Elizabeth Stile 9. Henry Walter 10. Jone Syms 11. Mary Green 12. Mary Penny 13. Mary Warberton

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1. Christopher Ellen 2. James Bush 3. John Combes 4. John Vining 5. Julian c.o.x 6. Margaret Agar [officer?]

7. Margaret Clarke 8. Rachel King 9. Richard d.i.c.kes 10. Richard Lannen 11. Thomas Bolster 12. Thomas Dunning 13. ... Durnford

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