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246 T R I A L F 0 R \V I 'I' C H C R A F T1697. I\Iargaret Fulton in Renfrewshire. She was reputed a'Vitch, has the !\lark of it, and acknowledged that her Husband hadbrought her back from the Faries. 11697. James Lindsay, alias Curat, in Renfrewshire. He wascalled the Gleid, or Squint-Ey'd Elff.2Nineteenth century. It was the <strong>com</strong>mon rumour that Elphin Irvingcame not into the world like the other sinful creatures of the earth,but was one of the Kane-bairns of the fairies, whilk they had to payto the enemy of man's salvation every seventh year. The poor ladyfairy,-amother's aye a mother, be she Elve's flesh or Eve's ftesh, ­hid her Elf son beside the christened flesh in 1\'larion Irving's cradle,and the auld enemy lost his prey for a time ... And touching thislad, ye all ken his mother was a hawk of an uncannie nest, a secondcousin of Kate Kimmer, of Barfloshan, as rank a witch as ever rodeon rag wort. 3APPENDIX IITRL\L OF SILVAIN NEVILLON AND GENTIEN LECLERC A'l' ORLEANS, r6r4-15[This trial is included here as a specimen of purely ritual witchcraft,<strong>with</strong>out spell-casting.]Arrest &-->procedure faicte par le Lieutenant Criminel d Orleans,c"ontre Siluain Neuillon, Gentieu le Clerc dit J.Viue/le, &...., J11atlmrinJterra11d du village de Nouan en Sologue, conuaillcus de sortilege le20 Juin r6r4.Le Vendredy 20 luin r614 ledit Lieutenant procedant a }'auditiondudit Neuillon couurcur &. l\1asson, aage de 77 ans.Ledit Lieutenant Criminel Juy ayant dit qu'i] luy vouloit faire raireou razer le poil & changer d'habits: afin qu'il diet verite. L'accuses'cscria en ces mots, Comment me veut-on fairc mourir, 1\lcssieurs, siie vous confesse Ia verite, vous ne me ferez pas razer.A confesse auoir cstt au Sabbat prez Nouan, en vn lieu nommcOliuet,Dit que le Sabbat se tenoit dans vne maison, Oll il vit a lacheminee cori1e ledi t Sabbat se faisoit, vn hom me nair dyquel on ncvoyoit point la teste, & deux cheures ou boucs en la mesme maisonayant grand poil noir. Il y auoit 200. personnes tous masquez,excepte vn nomme Ferrand. Qu'allant a l'offrande aucuns baillentde l'argent <strong>com</strong>me a l'Eglise.Vit aussi vn grand homme noir ~t }'opposite de celuy de Iacheminee, qui regardoit dans· vn lim·c, dont les feuillets estoient noirs& blcuds, & marmotoit entre ses dents sans entendre ce qu'Il disoit,kuoit vnc bostie noire, puis VD calice de meschant estain tout1Sadducismus Debe/latus, p. so.3Cunningham, pp. 246, 25 I~ Id., P· :!5.

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