In the early summer of 1649, the judicial machinery of Haddington turned its attention toward a resident named Margaret Staig. According to the extant legal documentation, Margaret was formally processed under case number C/EGD/1325 on the 8th of June. This administrative record marks her entry into a period of intense scrutiny that defined the mid-seventeenth-century Scottish experience, as local authorities grappled with the legal and theological anxieties of the era.
Following the initial registration of her case, Margaret was brought before the court for a formal trial, documented under reference T/LA/1066. While the sparse nature of these surviving records offers little insight into the specific depositions or the testimony of witnesses brought against her, the existence of these entries confirms that Margaret was subjected to the full rigor of the Haddington justice system. Her case remains a documented moment in the broader history of the 1563–1736 witch trials, serving as a quiet testament to the individuals caught within the complex judicial procedures of the Scottish kirk and state.