The Witch-Cult in Western Europe/Appendix III

by Margaret Alice Murray

|- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 2 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1582. Essex. St. Osyth |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Ales Hunt || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Elizabeth Ewstace |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Ales Manfield || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Joan Pechey |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Ales Newman || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Joan Robinson |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Annis Glascocke || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Margaret Grevell |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Annys Heade || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Margery Sammon |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Cysley Celles || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Ursley Kemp |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Elizabeth Bennet || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 3 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1590. North Berwick |- | colspan=4 | [Those marked with a star are the nine who took part in the great attempt on James VI's life. Of these four were tried and executed. Of the rest of the Covens, Christian Tod, Donald Robson, and Robert Grierson were executed as witches in 1594, and Beigis Tod in 1608. The others appear to have escaped altogether.] |- | style="text-align:right;" | *1, 2. || style="width: 250pt;" | Agnes Sampson and her || style="text-align:right;" | 33. || John Couper |- | || daughter || style="text-align:right;" | *34. || John Fian [officer] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Agnes Stratton || style="text-align:right;" | 35. || John Gordon [Gray-meill] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Alexander Quhytelaw || style="text-align:right;" | 36. || John McGill |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Annie Richardson || style="text-align:right;" | 37. || Kaet Gray |- | style="text-align:right;" | *6. || Barbara Napier || style="text-align:right;" | 38. || Kait Wallace |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Beigis Tod || style="text-align:right;" | 39. || Malie Geddie |- | style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Bessie Broune || style="text-align:right;" | 40. || Margrett Aitchison |- | style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Bessie Gwlene [Cowan] || style="text-align:right;" | 41. || Meg Begton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Bessie Robson || style="text-align:right;" | 42. || Meg Dunn |- | style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Bessie Thomson || style="text-align:right;" | 43. || Meg Stillcart |- | style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Bessie Wright || style="text-align:right;" | *44. || Margret Thomsoun |- | style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Catherine Campbell || style="text-align:right;" | 45. || Marion Bailzie |- | style="text-align:right;" | 14. || Catherine Duncan || style="text-align:right;" | 46. || Marion Congilton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 15. || Catherene McGill || style="text-align:right;" | 47, 48. || Marion Linkup and her |- | style="text-align:right;" | 16. || Christian Carrington || || sister |- | style="text-align:right;" | 17. || Christian Tod || style="text-align:right;" | 49. || Marion Nicholson |- | style="text-align:right;" | *18. || Donald Robson || style="text-align:right;" | 50. || Marion Paterson |- | style="text-align:right;" | 19. || Duncan Buchanan || style="text-align:right;" | 51. || Marion Scheill [Shaw] |- | style="text-align:right;" | *20. || Euphemia McCalyan || style="text-align:right;" | 52. || Marion … [Irish Marion] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 21. || Geillis Duncan || style="text-align:right;" | 53. || Masie Aitchison |- | style="text-align:right;" | 22. || Gilbert McGill || style="text-align:right;" | 54. || Michael Clark |- | style="text-align:right;" | 23. || Helen Lauder || style="text-align:right;" | 55. || Richard Graham |- | style="text-align:right;" | 24. || Helen Quhyte || style="text-align:right;" | *56. || Robert Grierson |- | style="text-align:right;" | 25. || Issobell Gylour [Gylloun] || style="text-align:right;" | 57, 58. || Thomas Burnhill and his |- | style="text-align:right;" | 26. || Issobell Lauder || || wife |- | style="text-align:right;" | 27. || Jannet Blandilands || style="text-align:right;" | 59, 60. || … Stobbeis [2 women] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 28. || Jonnet Campbell || style="text-align:right;" | 61. || Archie Henillis' wife |- | style="text-align:right;" | 29. || Jonet Gaw [Gall] || style="text-align:right;" | *62. || George Mott's wife |- | style="text-align:right;" | 30. || Jonet Logan || style="text-align:right;" | 63. || John Ramsay's wife |- | style="text-align:right;" | 31. || Jonet Nicholson || style="text-align:right;" | 64. || Nicoll Murray's wife |- | style="text-align:right;" | *32. || Jonet Stratton || |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 4 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1597. Aberdeen |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;font-size:83%;" | 1 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | [The following were executed.] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Andro Man || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Jonet Wishert |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Christen Reid || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Katherine Gerard |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Issobell Oige || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Margrat Bean |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Issobell Richie || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Margrat Og |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Helen Rogie || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Marion Grant |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Jonet Grant || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Thomas Leyis [officer] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Jonet Spaldarg || |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;font-size:83%;" | 2 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | [The following took a leading part in the ceremonies and were tried; seven were banished; no record as to the fate of the rest.] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Agnes Wobster || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Helen Fraser |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Beatrice Robbie [banished] || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || John Leyis [banished] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Bessie Thom || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Jonet Davidson [banished] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Christen Mitchell || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Jonet Leyis [banished] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Ellen Gray || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Jonet Lucas [banished] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Elspet Leyis [banished] || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Violet Leyis [banished] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Issobel Coky || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 5 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1613. Lancashire |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | [Ten were executed; Elizabeth Demdike died in prison; Jennet Preston was acquitted, but was executed later. I suggest Jennet Hargreaves as the thirteenth, for she was the only one who was first at Malking Tower and afterwards in prison.] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Alice Nutter || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || James Device |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Alizon Device || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Jane Bulcock |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Anne Redferne || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Jennet Hargreaves |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Anne Whittle || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Jennet Preston |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Elizabeth Demdike [officer] || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || John Bulcock |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Elizabeth Device || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Katherine Hewit |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Isobel Robey || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 6 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1617. Guernsey |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Collas Becquet || style="text-align:right;" | 6. || The woman Hardie |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Collette du Mont [officer] || style="text-align:right;" | 7. || A woman she did not know |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Isabel Becquet || style="text-align:right;" | 8-13. || Six others there she did |- | style="text-align:right;" |4. || Marie Becquet || || not know |- | style="text-align:right;" |5. || The woman Fallaise || |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 7 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1644. Queensferry |- | colspan=2 | [Seven were executed.] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Catherine Logie || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Janet Mowbray |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Catherine Thomson || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Margaret Brown |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Elspet Cant || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Margaret Dauline |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Helen Hill || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Marion Dauline |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Helen Thomson || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Marion Little |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Isobel Young || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Marion Stein |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Janet Lowrie || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 8 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1649. Herts. St. Albans |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Anne Smith || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Judeth Salmon |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || John Lamen Sʳ. || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Mary Bychance |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || John Lamen Jʳ. || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Mary Lamen, Sʳ |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || John [? Joan] Lamen || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Mary Lamen, Jʳ |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || John Palmer || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Sarah Smith |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || John Salmon, Sʳ || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Widow Palmer |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Joseph Salmon || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 9 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1658. Alloa |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Barbara Erskin || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Jonet Reid |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Bessie Paton || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Kathren Black |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Elspet Black || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Kathren Renny |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || James Hudston || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Margret Demperstoun |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || James Kirk || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Margret Duchall |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Jonet Millar || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Margret Tailzeour |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Jonet Paterson || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 10 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1661. Forfar |- | colspan=4 | [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.] |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;font-size:83%;" | 1 |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Agnes Sparke || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Isobel Shyrie |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Andrew Watson || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || John Tailzeour |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Elspet Alexander || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Jonet Howit |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Elspet Bruce || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Jonet Stout |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Helen Alexander || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Katherene Portour |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Helen Guthrie [officer] || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Mary Rynd |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Isobel Dorward || |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;font-size:83%;" | 2 |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Bessie Croket || style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Isobel Smith |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Christen Whyte || style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Jonet Barrie |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || George Ellies || style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Katharene Wallace |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Helen Cothills [officer] || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Margaret Nicholl |- | style="text-align:right;" | 9. || style="width: 250pt;" | Marjorie Ritchie || style="text-align:right;" | 12, 13. || Two unnamed women |- | style="text-align:right;" | 10. || … Finlason || || mentioned by Katharene |- | style="text-align:right;" | 11. || … Hebrone || || Portour. |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 11 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1662. Auldearne |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Barbara Ronald || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Janet Burnet |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Bessie Hay || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || John Taylor |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Bessie Wilson || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || John Young [officer] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Elspet Nishie || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Jean Marten [the Maiden] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Issobell Gowdie || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Margery Brodie |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Issobell Nicoll || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Margret Wilson |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Janet Breadheid || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 12 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1662. Kinross-shire. Crook of Devon |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Agnes Brugh || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Janet Brugh |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Agnes Murie || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Janet Paton (of Crook) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Agnes Pittendreich || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Janet Paton (of Kilduff) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Bessie Henderson || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Margaret Huggon |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Bessie Neil || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Margaret Litster |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Christian Grieve || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Robert Wilson |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Isabel Rutherford || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 13 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1662. Hartford, Conn. |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | [Though the published records are incomplete, the number of names surviving suggests that a Coven existed here.] |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Andrew Sanford || style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Rebecca Greensmith |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Elizabeth Seager || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || William Ayres |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || James Walkley || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Goodwife Ayres |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Judith Varlet || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Goodwife Grant |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Mary Sanford || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Goodwife Palmer |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Nathaniel Greensmith || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Goodwife Sanford |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 14 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1662. Bute |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Agnes … in Gortenis || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Issobell NcNicoll |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Annie Heyman [the Maiden] || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Jonet McConachie |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Cirstine Ballantyne [the || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Jonet McNeill |- | || Maiden] || style="text-align:right;" | 14. || Jonet McNickell |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Donald McCartour || style="text-align:right;" | 15. || Jonet Isack |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Elspet Galie || style="text-align:right;" | 16. || Jonet Morison |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Elspeth Gray || style="text-align:right;" | 17. || Jonet Nicoll |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Elspet NcWilliam || style="text-align:right;" | 18. || John Galy |- | style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Elspeth Spence || style="text-align:right;" | 19. || Kathrine Cristell |- | style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Issobell More McKaw || style="text-align:right;" | 20. || Kathrine Frissell |- | style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Issobell NcNeill || style="text-align:right;" | 21. || Kathrine McWilliam |- | style="text-align:right;" | 22. || style="width: 250pt;" | Kathrine Moore || style="text-align:right;" | 28. || Margaret NcWilliam |- | style="text-align:right;" | 23. || Kathrine Stewart || style="text-align:right;" | 29. || Margaret Smith |- | style="text-align:right;" | 24. || Margaret McNeill || style="text-align:right;" | 30. || Marie McKaw |- | style="text-align:right;" | 25. || Margaret McNickell || style="text-align:right;" | 31. || Marie More NcCuill |- | style="text-align:right;" | 26. || Margaret Ncilduy || style="text-align:right;" | 32. || Marie Stewart |- | style="text-align:right;" | 27. || Margaret NcLevin || style="text-align:right;" |33. || Patrick McKaw |- | colspan=4 | [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.] |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 15 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1664. Somerset |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | [In the first Coven I have put the names which occur most frequently together in the evidence.] |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;font-size:83%;" | 1 |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Alice Duke || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Elizabeth Stile |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Alice Green || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Henry Walter |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Anne Bishop [officer] || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Jone Syms |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Catharine Green || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Mary Green |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Christian Green || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Mary Penny |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Dinah Warberton || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Mary Warberton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Dorothy Warberton || |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;font-size:83%;" | 2 |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Christopher Ellen || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Rachel King |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || James Bush || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Richard Dickes |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || John Combes || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Richard Lannen |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || John Vining || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Thomas Bolster |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Julian Cox || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Thomas Dunning |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Margaret agar [officer?] || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || … Durnford |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Margaret Clarke |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 16 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1673. Northumberland |- | style="text-align:right;" |1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Anne Driden || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || Margarett (whose surname she |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Anne Foster || || knowes not) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || Anne Usher || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Michael Aynsley |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Elizabeth Pickering || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || William Wright |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || John Crauforth || style="text-align:right;" | 11-13. || And three more, whose |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Lucy Thompson || || names she knowes not |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || Margaret Aynsley || |- | ⁠ |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 17 |- | colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 1697. Renfrewshire. Bargarran |- | style="text-align:right;" | 1. || style="width: 250pt;" | Agnes Naismith || style="text-align:right;" | 8. || John Reid |- | style="text-align:right;" | 2. || Alexander Anderson || style="text-align:right;" | 9. || Katherine Campbel |- | style="text-align:right;" | 3. || James Lindsay || style="text-align:right;" | 10. || Margaret Fulton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4. || Janet Rodgers || style="text-align:right;" | 11. || Margaret Laing |- | style="text-align:right;" | 5. || Janet Wagh || style="text-align:right;" | 12. || Margaret Rodgers |- | style="text-align:right;" | 6. || Jean Fulton [officer] || style="text-align:right;" | 13. || Martha Semple |- | style="text-align:right;" | 7. || John Lindsay || |}