In the autumn of 1662, Mary Dollour, a resident of Inverness, became the subject of legal proceedings under case reference C/EGD/1670. Formal documentation of her trial, cataloged as T/JO/993, remains preserved in the historical record, though the specific testimonies and accusations brought against her have not survived. The administrative timeline indicates that her case moved through the judicial process during the same summer months in which she was subjected to rigorous interrogative measures.
During June 1662, authorities utilized a series of physical pressures against Mary to secure information. The records detail a systematic application of suffering, including the use of ropes to bind her, the infliction of wounds via a whip, and the suspension of her body by her thumbs. Furthermore, Mary endured the agony of burning feet and the prolonged psychological and physical strain of sleep deprivation. Following these events, the case proceeded to its official date of record on September 4, 1662, marking a documented episode in the history of Scottish judicial practices during the seventeenth century.