In 1649, the burgh of Haddington became the site of a legal proceeding against George Hutson. As part of a period marked by heightened anxieties regarding occult activities, George was formally processed under the case designation C/EGD/1352. The legal machinery of the era, which functioned under specific statutes governing witchcraft and diabolical pacts, initiated the inquiry into his conduct within the community.
The subsequent trial, recorded under reference T/LA/1029, documented the formal legal examination of George. This proceeding was a reflection of the judicial climate in mid-seventeenth-century Scotland, where local authorities were empowered to investigate allegations of sorcery and malevolent practices. The records detailing these events preserve the administrative path taken by the Haddington court as it sought to resolve the charges brought against him.