In May 1608, legal proceedings were initiated against Marioun, a married woman of middling socioeconomic status residing in Seton, Haddington. Known in the local community as the wife of a weaver, Marioun was brought before the authorities to answer charges of witchcraft, a process documented under the case reference C/EGD/146. Her social position as a tradesman’s wife placed her within the established order of the burgh, yet she soon found herself subject to the rigorous scrutiny of the Scottish legal system during a period of heightened concern regarding diabolical activity.
The subsequent judicial process, recorded under trial references T/LA/1113 and T/LA/883, moved swiftly toward a final resolution. Following the hearing of the evidence against her, the court reached a verdict of guilty. As a consequence of this judgment, Marioun was sentenced to death. Historical records confirm that the sentence was carried out, and she was executed, marking the finality of her trial in the early summer of 1608.