Margaret Alice Murray

Name: The Witch-Cult in Western Europe — Appendix III
Author: Margaret Alice Murray

The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

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“The Witch-Cult in Western Europe — Appendix III”, published in 1921, is a work by Margaret Alice Murray. It explores elements such as align, Devon and center.

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ At first sight the list suggests New Testament and Greek influence; and though I am not prepared to dispute this, I would point out (1) that there was a British goddess called Anna, which may account not only for all the forms of Ann but also for the terminations in Alison and Marion; (2) that the name Christian clearly indicates the presence of another religion; (3) that there is at present nothing to prove that Isobel is a variant of Elizabeth—it is quite possible that Isobel was the original name and that the missionaries 'Christianized' it as Elizabeth ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ The lists of witch-names bring to light several facts as regards the women. One of these is the entire absence of Saxon names, such as Gertrude, Edith, Hilda; Old Testament names are so few in number as to be negligible; Scandinavian names are not found; the essentially Puritan names, such as Temperance, hardly occur; but the great mass of the names fall under eight heads with their dialectical differences: 1, Ann (Annis, Agnes, Annabel) ; 2, Alice (Alison) ; 3, Christian (Christen, Cirstine) ; 4, Elizabeth (Elspet, Isobel, Bessie) ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ 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. ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ Lancashire [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.] 1. ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ Osyth 1582 Elspet Falconer Auldearne 1662 Elspet Findlay Aberdeen 1597 Elizabeth Fletcher Knaresborough 1621 Elspett Forbes Aberdeen 1597 Elizabeth Francis Chelmsford 1556 Bessie Friece Auldearne 1662 Elspet Galie Bute 1662 Elizabeth Garlick Conn. 1657 Elizabeth Gauvein Guernsey 1639 Elspet Gilbert Auldearne 1662 Elizabeth Godman Conn. ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ Osyth 1582 Elspet Blak Alloa 1658 Bessie Browne N. Berwick 1590 Elspet Bruce Forfar 1661 Elspet Cant Queensferry 1644 Elizabeth Chandler Hunts 1646 Elspet Chisholme Auldearne 1662 Elizabeth Clark Manningtree 1645 Elizabeth Clawson Conn. 1692 Bessie Croket Forfar 1661 Elizabeth Demdike Lancs 1613 Elizabeth Dempster Crook of Devon 1662 Elizabeth Device Lancs 1613 Elizabeth Dickenson Knaresborough 1621 Bessie Dunlop Ayrshire 1576 Elizabeth Duquenin Guernsey 1610 Elizabeth Ewstace St. ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ Isobel Dorward 2 1. Bessie Croket 5. Isobel Smith 2. Christen Whyte 6. Jonet Barrie 3. George Ellies 7. Katharene Wallace 4. Helen Cothills [officer] 8. Margaret Nicholl 9. Marjorie Ritchie 12, 13. Two unnamed women 10. ... Finlason mentioned by Katharene 11. ... Hebrone Portour. 11 1662. Auldearne 1. Barbara Ronald 8. Janet Burnet 2. Bessie Hay 9. John Taylor 3. Bessie Wilson 10. John Young [officer] 4. Elspet Nishie 11. Jean Marten [the Maiden] 5. Issobell Gowdie 12. Margery Brodie 6. Issobell Nicoll 13. Margret Wilson 7. Janet Breadheid 12 1662. Kinross-shire. Crook of Devon 1. ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ Bute 1662 Andro Man Aberdeen 1597 Andrew Sanford Conn. 1662 Andrew Watson Forfar 1661 Anne Ashby Maidstone 1652 Ann Baites Northumberland 1673 Anne Baker Leicester 1619 Anne Bishop Somerset 1664 Anne Blampied Guernsey 1629 Anne Bodenham Salisbury 1633 Anne Cate Much Holland, Essex 1645 Anne Cooper Clacton, Essex 1645 Annas Craigie Crook of Devon 1662 Anne Crunkshey Lancs 1613 Anne Desborough Hunts 1646 Anne Driden Northumberland 1673 Anne Foster Northumberland 1673 Ann Foster Northampton 1674 Annis Glascocke St. Osyth 1582 Anne Grut Guernsey 1614 Annis Heade St. ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ Christian Grieve 13. Robert Wilson 7. Isabel Rutherford 13 1662. Hartford, Conn. [Though the published records are incomplete, the number of names surviving suggests that a Coven existed here.] 1. Andrew Sanford 7. Rebecca Greensmith 2. Elizabeth Seager 8. William Ayres 3. James Walkley 9. Goodwife Ayres 4. Judith Varlet 10. Goodwife Grant 5. Mary Sanford 11. Goodwife Palmer 6. Nathaniel Greensmith 12. Goodwife Sanford 14 1662. Bute 1. Agnes ... in Gortenis 11. Issobell NcNicoll 2. Annie Heyman [the Maiden] 12. Jonet McConachie 3. Cirstine Ballantyne [the 13. Jonet McNeill Maiden] 14. ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ Marion Congilton 15. Catherene McGill 47, 48. Marion Linkup and her 16. Christian Carrington sister 17. Christian Tod 49. Marion Nicholson *18. Donald Robson 50. Marion Paterson 19. Duncan Buchanan 51. Marion Scheill [Shaw] *20. Euphemia McCalyan 52. Marion ... [Irish Marion] 21. Geillis Duncan 53. Masie Aitchison 22. Gilbert McGill 54. Michael Clark 23. Helen Lauder 55. Richard Graham 24. Helen Quhyte *56. Robert Grierson 25. Issobell Gylour [Gylloun] 57, 58. Thomas Burnhill and his 26. Issobell Lauder wife 27. Jannet Blandilands 59, 60. ... Stobbeis [2 women] 28. ”

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Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe… (1921)

“ 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;" ”

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