The legal proceedings against Issobell Erskine, a woman of upper socioeconomic status and the daughter of the heir apparent of Logie in Perth, reached their conclusion in Edinburgh on June 22, 1614. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/154, was inextricably linked to a wider network of individuals embroiled in the witch trials of the early seventeenth century. During the legal investigations of the era, Issobell was identified as an accomplice by several other defendants, including Gilbert Campbell, Jonet Irving, George Kirk, and Johnne Kirk, whose own testimonies or accusations drew her into the orbit of the court.
On the same day as the proceedings, the high court delivered a verdict of guilty against Issobell. Following the conviction, she was sentenced to death, and the record confirms that the sentence was carried out. Unlike many accused in the period who faced the stake, the historical record notes that Issobell was executed by beheading, a method of capital punishment sometimes reserved for those of higher social standing. Her death remains a documented finality in the complex judicial landscape of 1614.
