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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 ].{{sfnp|Henderson|2011|p=244|ps=none}}{{TOC LIMIT|2}} | '''Janet Boyman''' (d. 1572), 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 ].{{sfnp|Henderson|2011|p=244|ps=none}}{{TOC LIMIT|2}} | ||
| ==Accusations of witchcraft== | ==Accusations of witchcraft== | ||
| Boyman was alleged to have predicted the death of ], and her accusation was the first to be made in connection with a political conspiracy.<ref name="SSWD" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15597083.hubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble-scotlands-dark-past-as-a-witch-hunting-nation/|title=Hubble bubble, toil and trouble: Scotland's dark past as a witch-hunting nation|website=HeraldScotland|language=en|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref> | Jonet Boyman was alleged to have predicted the death of ], and her accusation was the first to be made in connection with a political conspiracy.<ref name="SSWD" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15597083.hubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble-scotlands-dark-past-as-a-witch-hunting-nation/|title=Hubble bubble, toil and trouble: Scotland's dark past as a witch-hunting nation|website=HeraldScotland|language=en|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref> | ||
| She was condemned as:<blockquote>ane wyss woman that culd mend diverss seikness and bairnis that are tane away with fairyie men and wemen<br>a wise woman that could heal diverse illnesses and children taken awat by fairy men and women.<ref>Henderson (2011), p. 241.</ref> | |||
| Jonet Boyman was executed on 29 December 1572.<ref>Henderson (2011), p. 244.</ref> | |||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 19 September 2020
Janet Boyman (d. 1572), 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.
Accusations of witchcraft
Jonet Boyman was alleged to have predicted the death of Regent Moray, and her accusation was the first to be made in connection with a political conspiracy.
She was condemned as:
Categories:ane wyss woman that culd mend diverss seikness and bairnis that are tane away with fairyie men and wemen
a wise woman that could heal diverse illnesses and children taken awat by fairy men and women.Jonet Boyman was executed on 29 December 1572.
Personal life
There is little information available concerning Boyman's personal life; however 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
- "Hubble bubble, toil and trouble: Scotland's dark past as a witch-hunting nation". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- Henderson (2011), p. 241.
- 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