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| '''Janet Boyman''', also known as '''Jonet Boyman''' or '''Janet Bowman''',{{efn|] and others, such as the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database, list her as Janet Boyman;{{sfnp|Hutton|2017|p=219|ps=none}}{{r|SSWD}} Henderson refers to her as Jonet Boyman,{{sfnp|Henderson|2011|p=231|ps=none}} which is the form used in the criminal records, but Janet Bowman is a further variation.{{sfnp|Anderson|1877|p=363|ps=none}}}} was a Scottish woman accused of ]; she was tried and executed in 1572 although the case against her was started in 1570.{{sfnp|Henderson|2011|p=244|ps=none}} Her ] has been described by modern-day scholars, such as ], as the earliest and most comprehensive record of witchcraft and ] belief in Scotland.{{sfnp|Henderson|2011|p=244|ps=none}}{{TOC LIMIT|2}} | '''Janet Boyman''', also known as '''Jonet Boyman''' or '''Janet Bowman''',{{efn|] and others, such as the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database, list her as Janet Boyman;{{sfnp|Hutton|2017|p=219|ps=none}}{{r|SSWD}} Henderson refers to her as Jonet Boyman,{{sfnp|Henderson|2011|p=231|ps=none}} which is the form used in the criminal records, but Janet Bowman is a further variation.{{sfnp|Anderson|1877|p=363|ps=none}}}} was a Scottish woman accused of ]; she was tried and executed in 1572 although the case against her was started in 1570.{{sfnp|Henderson|2011|p=244|ps=none}} Her ] has been described by modern-day scholars, such as ], as the earliest and most comprehensive record of witchcraft and ] belief in Scotland.{{sfnp|Henderson|2011|p=244|ps=none}}{{TOC LIMIT|2}} | ||
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Janet Boyman, also known as Jonet Boyman or Janet Bowman, was a Scottish woman accused of witchcraft; she was tried and executed in 1572 although the case against her was started in 1570. Her indictment has been described by modern-day scholars, such as Lizanne Henderson, as the earliest and most comprehensive record of witchcraft and fairy belief in Scotland.
Personal life
Scant information is available concerning Boyman's personal life; the trial record shows her as living in Cowgate, a street in Edinburgh. No indication is given of her age but she was married to William Steill.
References
Notes
- Ronald Hutton and others, such as the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database, list her as Janet Boyman; Henderson refers to her as Jonet Boyman, which is the form used in the criminal records, but Janet Bowman is a further variation.
Citations
- Hutton (2017), p. 219
- "Janet Boyman (29/12/1572)", Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database, University of Edinburgh, retrieved 10 March 2018
- Henderson (2011), p. 231
- Anderson (1877), p. 363
- ^ Henderson (2011), p. 244
Bibliography
- Anderson, William (1877), The Scottish nation: or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland, Fullerton
- Henderson, Lizanne (2011), "'Detestable slaves of the devil': Changing ideas about witchcraft in sixteenth-century Scotland", in Cowan, Edward J.; Henderson, Lizanne (eds.), A History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland, 1000 to 1600, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0748621576
- Hutton, Ronald (2017), The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-22904-2