In the early months of 1630, the legal apparatus of Aberdeen turned its attention toward Thomas Grig, a resident of the Burn of Auchley. Recorded in the judicial archives under case reference C/EGD/1190, Thomas was brought before the authorities on February 25, 1630, to answer to charges of witchcraft. In the context of seventeenth-century Scottish jurisprudence, such an accusation initiated a rigorous process of investigation, marking Thomas as a subject of intense scrutiny by both local magistrates and ecclesiastical figures.
Following his initial examination, Thomas was processed through the established legal channels of the time, leading to his subsequent trial under reference T/LA/634. While the records maintain the stark administrative brevity characteristic of the era’s judicial documentation, they provide clear evidence of his encounter with the early modern Scottish court system. Through these entries, the movement of Thomas from the rural locale of the Burn of Auchley into the formal proceedings of the witch trials remains preserved as a significant fragment of legal history.