In the early months of 1630, the judicial machinery of Dumfries turned its attention toward Mawsie Aslownae, a resident of the burgh whose life would soon be irrevocably altered by the legal processes of the period. On 9 February, Mawsie became the subject of a formal case (C/EGD/1187) that navigated the intersections of local community tensions and the rigorous procedures of the Scottish courts. Her legal entanglement was not isolated; she was drawn into a wider web of testimonies, appearing in the records as a figure denounced by two other women, Margaret Maxwell and Jean Thomesone, both of whom were involved in their own separate trials.
Following the proceedings recorded under T/LA/767, the trial concluded with a verdict of guilty. The sentence imposed was execution, a final measure carried out in accordance with the statutes governing the prosecution of witchcraft in 17th-century Scotland. Historical records confirm that the sentence was fulfilled, marking the end of Mawsie’s involvement in the legal system of Dumfries. Her case remains a documented instance of how accusations and judicial findings were often interconnected within the tight-knit social fabric of the era, linking the fates of the accused across multiple testimonies.