In May 1662, Mary Nein Jon Vic Gilchrist, a resident of Scatwell in the parish of Contin, Inverness, became the subject of legal proceedings that culminated in her trial. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/1503, reflects the heightened judicial scrutiny of the mid-seventeenth century, a period when the Scottish courts were increasingly preoccupied with the investigation of maleficium and diabolical pacts.
Following her initial appearance, Mary provided a recorded confession in May 1662. While the specific content of her testimony remains absent from the surviving documentation, the existence of this formal admission was a pivotal element in the judicial process of the time. Her subsequent trial, recorded under reference T/JO/911, concluded the legal examination, though no further notes detailing the proceedings or the final outcome for Mary survive in the historical archive.