witchcraft investigation of Christiane Melvill (Q112842351)

historical event recorded in 16th-18th century Scotland

Case of Christiane Melvill

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English	witchcraft investigation of Christiane Melvill	historical event recorded in 16th-18th century Scotland	Case of Christiane Melvill

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instance of

witchcraft investigation

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main subject

Christiane Melvill

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point in time

10 April 1644^Julian

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname=&firstname=&residence=

start time

10 April 1644^Julian

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname=&firstname=&residence=

end time

20 August 1644^Julian

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname=&firstname=&residence=

significant event

trial of Christiane Melvill

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchpeople&search_string=lastname=&firstname=&residence=

first line

Melvill confessed to meeting the devil where Helen Hill gave her 2 daughters over to the devil. (English)

language of work or name

English

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stated in

Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database

reference URL

https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm/case/C/EGD/1298

participant

Robert Row

object of statement has role

Christian minister

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

defendant

Christiane Melvill

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reference URL

https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

described by source

Register of the Privy Council of Scotland

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8

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National Records of Scotland

scope note

Confession before execution (English)

URL

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044032327900&seq=130

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stated in

Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database

reference URL

https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm/case/C/EGD/1298

sourcing circumstances

allegedly

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

Witches' Sabbath

including

devil

sourcing circumstances

allegedly

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

including

demonic

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

not enough information

has characteristic

primary characteristic

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reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.caserecord&caseref=C/EGD/1298&search_type=searchtrial&search_string=

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