On the 10th of April 1629, Margaret Hunter, a married woman residing in the burgh of Dumbarton, appeared before the legal authorities to face proceedings documented under case reference C/EGD/1091. This trial took place within the town of Dunbarton, serving as one of the thousands of individual legal actions that defined the Scottish witch trials during the early modern period. At the time of her appearance, the administrative records specifically noted her residence and her status as a married woman, documenting the formal conclusion of these proceedings on the same day as her initial trial, T/LA/642.
The records for Margaret offer a concise window into the judicial process in seventeenth-century Dunbarton. While the brevity of the surviving entry obscures the specific grievances or testimonies brought against her, the administrative filing captures the intersection of her life with the strict legal structures of the era. By recording her name, date of trial, and location, these archival fragments preserve the reality of her involvement in the legal system, marking her as a distinct individual captured within the historical framework of the 1629 proceedings.