Thomas Weir
Scottish soldier and presumed occultist who was executed / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the officer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, see Thomas Weir (American soldier).
Major Thomas Weir (1599 ā 1670) was a Scottish soldier and presumed occultist, executed for bestiality, incest and adultery.
Weir was a Covenanter who professed a particularly strict form of Presbyterianism. His spoken prayers earned him a reputation for religiosity which attracted visitors to his home in Edinburgh. He served under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, as a lieutenant in the Army of the Covenant. He was known as the "Bowhead Saint",[1] because his residence was near the top of the West Bow, off the Grassmarket, and "saint" was a popular epithet for particularly fervent Calvinists.