In January 1662, Agnes Broune, a resident of the parish of Kilmany in Fife, found herself caught within the mechanisms of the Scottish judicial system during a period of intense legal scrutiny regarding witchcraft. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/1435, became part of a broader wave of accusations that swept through the region during the seventeenth century. While historical records note that Agnes was processed alongside an individual named Jon Broune, the nature of their relationship—whether familial or merely co-defendants—remains unstated in the surviving documentation.
On January 23, 1662, Agnes faced the formal proceedings associated with her accusation. A significant development in her case occurred earlier that same month, when a confession was formally recorded against her. Despite the gravity of the trial (T/JO/856) that followed this admission, the existing archive provides no further narrative details concerning the specific allegations brought against her or the eventual outcome of the proceedings. Consequently, Agnes remains a figure defined by these brief, stark entries, representing a singular point of intersection between a local life in Fife and the administrative rigour of the early modern witch trials.