In the late summer of 1662, Mary Nein Goune Baike, a resident of Inverness, became the subject of legal proceedings that would culminate in her appearance before the High Court of Justiciary. Her case, officially cataloged as C/EGD/1667, was initiated on September 4, 1662, following a period of intense interrogation. While the specific evidentiary record regarding her trial (T/JO/996) does not preserve the nature of the allegations brought against her, the administrative documentation concerning her pre-trial confinement remains starkly detailed.
During the month of June 1662, Mary was subjected to a series of physical interventions typical of the period's investigative methods. The records indicate that she was bound with ropes and endured the agonies of sleep deprivation, a common technique employed to weaken a prisoner’s resolve. Furthermore, the accounts specify that Mary was suspended by her thumbs, whipped, and suffered the burning of her feet. Following these rigorous procedures, she was brought to trial later that year, though the formal notes from the court proceedings do not record the ultimate resolution of her case.