In September 1661, Margret Nisbitt, a woman of middling socioeconomic status residing in the parish of Spott, Haddington, became subject to the legal proceedings of the Scottish witch trials. The records identify her simply as an indweller of the parish, positioning her within the local community during a period of intense judicial activity concerning allegations of maleficium and diabolism. Following her initial appearance before the authorities on September 6, 1661, the case progressed through the regional court system under the designation C/EGD/1376.
Later that same month, Margret’s involvement in the judicial process culminated in a formal confession. While the surviving trial notes (T/JO/810) lack further descriptive detail regarding the specific charges or the nature of her testimony, the documentation confirms that a confession was indeed obtained and recorded in September 1661. This brief archival trace marks the conclusion of the available legal record for Margret, capturing a moment of encounter between an individual parishioner and the institutional mechanisms of the seventeenth-century Scottish state.