In the spring of 1608, Cristiane Tod, a resident of the village of Longniddry in Haddington, found herself drawn into the judicial machinery that defined the Scottish witch trials. On May 27, her case was officially recorded under the reference C/EGD/144, marking the beginning of a legal process that would see her appear before the courts. The records indicate that Cristiane was not the only member of her family to face such allegations, as her sister was also identified as an accused witch, suggesting that these suspicions may have permeated their household or social circle in Longniddry.
The archival trail for Cristiane concludes with a formal trial, documented under reference T/LA/882. While the surviving records provide few details regarding the specific acts or testimonies brought against her, the administrative trajectory of her case reflects the standard legal framework applied to those accused of witchcraft in early seventeenth-century Scotland. Through these brief entries, her name remains preserved as part of the broader history of the Haddington region during a period of intense scrutiny and judicial upheaval.