In the summer of 1662, the judicial machinery of the Scottish state focused its attention upon Helen Ilson, a resident of the parish of Forteviot in Perth. The historical record indicates that her legal proceedings commenced on July 28, 1662, under the reference case C/EGD/1508. While the specific nature of the allegations brought against her remains obscured by the passage of time, her appearance before the court marked the beginning of a formal transition from accusation to trial.
Following the proceedings recorded under T/JO/945, Helen was found guilty of the charges leveled against her. In accordance with the prevailing legal statutes and the sentencing practices of the seventeenth-century Scottish courts, the verdict necessitated her execution. The archival documentation confirms that the sentence was carried out, concluding the case of Helen Ilson as a matter of legal record.