In the summer of 1662, Jonet Martin, a resident of Nethergask in the parish of Findo Gask, Perthshire, found herself drawn into the judicial machinery that permeated seventeenth-century Scotland. Her case, recorded in the archives under the reference C/EGD/1518, commenced on July 28, 1662. At a time when local communities and church courts were intensely focused on the perceived threat of maleficium, Jonet was formally accused of witchcraft, marking the beginning of a rapid and fatal legal process.
Following the proceedings of her trial (T/JO/934), the court reached a verdict of guilty. In accordance with the statutes governing such convictions during this period, Jonet was sentenced to death. Historical records confirm that the sentence was carried out, and Jonet was executed, marking the final entry in her short and tragic legal record.