In the summer of 1649, a period of intensified judicial activity in East Lothian, Andrew Jonston of Humbie was drawn into the legal machinery of the Scottish witch trials. On August 15, 1649, Andrew provided a formal confession, a document that served as the primary instrument for the proceedings that would follow the next day. His case, cataloged under the presbytery records of Humbie, reflects the communal nature of the local inquisitions during this era, as he was one of six individuals from the parish simultaneously targeted for investigation.
Although the specific details of his alleged transgressions remain absent from the surviving records, the documentation confirms that Andrew was formally processed through the trial system on August 16, 1649. The convergence of his confession and subsequent trial highlights the rapid transition from initial accusation to legal proceeding typical of the period. While the archival trail concludes with these brief administrative entries, Andrew remains a significant figure in the historical record of Humbie, illustrating the intersection of local religious authority and the state-sanctioned pursuit of witchcraft in the mid-seventeenth century.