In May 1649, Catherine Craig, a resident of the East Lothian town of Tranent, found herself swept into the machinery of the Scottish judicial system during a period of intense religious and social upheaval. Her case, documented under the reference C/EGD/1617, followed a trajectory common to many accused individuals in the mid-seventeenth century. Following her initial apprehension, Catherine underwent the formal process of interrogation, which culminated in a recorded confession—a central component of the legal proceedings of the era.
The trial, cataloged as T/LA/1958, marked the formal conclusion of the accusations leveled against Catherine. While the specifics of the evidence presented against her remain bound to the administrative formalities of the Haddington court, the surviving records confirm that her examination moved through the prescribed channels of the Scottish witch trials. By the time the process concluded, Catherine’s testimony had been officially entered into the judicial archives, serving as a silent, archival witness to her ordeal in the spring of 1649.