In January 1662, Jon Broune, a resident of the parish of Kilmany in Fife, was drawn into the judicial machinery of the Scottish witch trials. His case, cataloged under reference C/EGD/1436, saw him brought forward alongside an individual named Agnes Broune. While historical records note their shared surname, the exact nature of their relationship—whether they were kin or simply neighbors—remains obscured by the passage of time. The legal proceedings moved with the rapid intensity characteristic of the era; within the same month that he was formally processed, Jon provided a confession to the authorities.
The trial records, indexed under T/JO/855, offer little insight into the specific testimony or the nature of the allegations leveled against Jon. Despite the existence of a recorded confession dated January 1662, the documentary evidence falls silent regarding the eventual outcome of his trial. Consequently, the historical record leaves Jon as a figure caught within the administrative rigors of the seventeenth-century kirk and state, providing a glimpse into the localized legal actions that defined this tumultuous period in Fife history.