In the summer of 1662, the legal machinery of the Scottish witch trials turned its attention toward Vylet Gray, a resident of Inverkip in Renfrew. On the 1st of August, she was formally entered into the judicial record under case number C/EGD/1688. At this time, the parish of Inverkip—situated along the Firth of Clyde—was an area of particular focus for local authorities and kirk sessions, which were then actively pursuing accusations of diabolical pacts and maleficium during a period of heightened social and religious tension.
Following the initial registration of the case, Vylet was brought to trial under the reference T/JO/1008. While the surviving documentation confirms the initiation of these proceedings, the records remain silent regarding the specific evidence presented against her or the eventual outcome of the trial. Her appearance before the court stands as a stark testament to the administrative rigour applied to witchcraft accusations in mid-seventeenth-century Scotland, capturing a brief, formal encounter with a judicial system that sought to regulate the spiritual and social boundaries of the community.