In 1662, Agnes Drysdale, a resident of the Crook of Devon within the parish of Fossoway and Tullibole, became the subject of judicial proceedings regarding the charge of witchcraft. This small community in Perthshire served as the backdrop for her case, recorded in the historical registers as C/EGD/1699. During this period, the legal machinery of the Scottish state, often operating in tandem with local kirk sessions, frequently engaged in the scrutiny of individuals whose reputations or behaviors were perceived as deviating from the strict social and religious expectations of the seventeenth century.
The records for Agnes provide a sparse but significant entry in the annals of the Scottish witch trials. As her case remains identified by its formal legal classification, it stands as a testament to the administrative rigour applied to accusations of maleficium during the Restoration era. While further archival or secondary research—such as that noted by historian Christina Larner—would be required to uncover the specific testimonies or sentencing details associated with her trial, the archival presence of Agnes Drysdale anchors her story firmly within the broader framework of the 1563–1736 period of Scottish judicial history.