In the spring of 1662, the seaside settlement of Eyemouth in Berwickshire became the site of legal proceedings against Hellen Wight. As documented in the records of the Justiciary Court (case C/EGD/1464), Hellen was brought before the authorities during a period of intense judicial scrutiny regarding allegations of witchcraft. The archival trail indicates that the process against her moved with considerable momentum, culminating in a recorded confession obtained early in March of that same year.
The administrative trail left by the trial (T/JO/891) confirms that Hellen’s experience was formalised through the established legal channels of the era. Following the submission of her statement in March 1662, the records conclude their account of her involvement in the seventeenth-century judicial system. Her case remains preserved within the historical register as a singular instance of the legal mechanisms enacted in Berwickshire during this period.