In the spring of 1629, the legal records of Lanarkshire formalised the case of Jonet Scot, a resident of Wicketshaw. On the 15th of April, her encounter with the judicial machinery of early modern Scotland began, marking her entry into the court proceedings that would define the final chapters of her life. The documentation, catalogued under reference C/EGD/1106, suggests a formal process initiated by the local authorities, reflecting the period’s heightened scrutiny toward those suspected of maleficium or diabolical association.
Following this initial legal action, Jonet was subjected to further proceedings under the auspices of the circuit and local courts, specifically noted in the trial records T/JO/2176 and T/LA/706. While the extant records serve primarily as administrative markers of her movement through the judicial system, they confirm that Jonet remained the focal point of a protracted series of hearings. These archives provide the essential silhouette of a life redirected by the inquisitorial processes of seventeenth-century Scotland, capturing the moment when private life in Wicketshaw was irrevocably brought under the authority of the state.