In the spring of 1662, the legal mechanisms of the Scottish state focused their attention upon Jonet Scrogges, a resident of the parish of Rhynd in Perth. On April 1st, 1662, Jonet was officially identified within the judicial records of the era as a subject of investigation regarding the charge of witchcraft. At this stage in the proceedings, the particulars of the accusations brought against her remained within the local jurisdiction, marking the initial movement of her case through the early modern legal system.
Following the formal entry of her case, the administration of justice required that Jonet be relocated to Edinburgh. This transfer was ordered to facilitate a trial in the capital, signifying a escalation in the formal handling of the matter. While the surviving documentation, specifically the trial note designated T/JO/899, confirms the mandatory transfer of Jonet to Edinburgh for these proceedings, no further details regarding the testimony, evidence, or the ultimate verdict reached in her case have been preserved in the historical record.