In the spring of 1634, the legal machinery of the Scottish judiciary turned its attention toward Patrick Smith, a resident of Berwick. On the 4th of June, official records identified him as the subject of a formal case, designated C/EGD/1271. While the historical documentation provides few details regarding the specific nature of the allegations brought against him, his involvement in the witch-hunting climate of the early seventeenth century placed him squarely within the reach of the High Court of Justiciary.
The subsequent proceedings against Patrick were moved to the trial stage, recorded under reference T/LA/150. By this point, the legal process had advanced from an initial inquiry into a formal tribunal. Although the sparse archival remains preserve little of the testimony or the ultimate outcome of the litigation, his case serves as a point of entry into the rigid administrative framework that governed the prosecution of witchcraft in Berwick during this era.