In the early months of 1662, Margret Edingtoun, a resident of Foulden in Berwick, became the subject of legal proceedings that would culminate in a formal trial. The records indicate that the process against her moved with relative swiftness during that spring; following a preliminary confession documented in February 1662, the judicial apparatus proceeded to her trial on the 4th of March. This timeline reflects the characteristic urgency often found in the Scottish witchcraft prosecutions of the seventeenth century, where the transition from initial accusation to courtroom scrutiny frequently followed a structured, if accelerated, administrative path.
While the primary records for Margret specifically concern her residence in Berwick, historians have noted a potential connection between her case and another Margaret Edingtoun from Haddington, who faced a central trial during the same period. Whether these proceedings represented a singular, far-reaching investigation or distinct encounters with the law, the documentary trail underscores the gravity with which the authorities treated these allegations. Through these sparse but significant records—the February confession and the March trial—Margret remains a documented figure within the complex landscape of early modern Scottish judicial history.