On July 16, 1661, Jonnet Matheson, a resident of the village of Gilmerton in the parish of Liberton, near Edinburgh, was brought before the authorities to answer to charges of witchcraft. The legal proceedings against her, documented under case reference C/EGD/1604, occurred during a period of intense judicial scrutiny regarding occult activities in Scotland. The records indicate that the administrative processes for her trial were concentrated within a single day, reflecting the rapid pace at which such accusations were frequently handled in mid-17th-century local courts.
Following the commencement of the trial (T/LA/400) on that same date, Jonnet provided a formal confession. While the specific content of her testimony remains confined to the administrative registers of the time, the act of confessing was a pivotal element in the judicial handling of her case. By the end of July 16, 1661, the process had concluded, marking the end of the documented proceedings against Jonnet within the records of the Edinburgh jurisdiction.