In December 1596, the judicial machinery of Edinburgh turned its attention toward Jonet Grawie. Recorded under case reference C/EGD/130, Jonet was formally brought before the court to answer charges of witchcraft. While the surviving documentation provides only a brief outline of the proceedings, the date of her trial—also recorded as December 1596—indicates that her case moved rapidly through the legal system of the late sixteenth century.
Despite the gravity of the accusations brought against her, the matter concluded abruptly. According to the records of trial T/LA/874, the court was unable to proceed with the prosecution because of a lack of an assize. In the Scottish legal framework of the period, the assize—a jury of fifteen men—was an essential requirement for a trial to be held. Because this body could not be convened, the diet was formally deserted. Consequently, the legal proceedings against Jonet were halted, leaving the records of her experience silent regarding the final outcome of her ordeal.