On December 3, 1677, Mary Mitchell, a resident of Stirling, appeared before the lord commissioners to face charges of witchcraft. The legal proceedings against her took place during a period of sustained judicial scrutiny regarding supernatural allegations in Scotland. As the case unfolded under the documentation reference C/EGD/1756, the commissioners conducted a rigorous examination of the evidence brought against her to determine whether there were sufficient grounds for a conviction.
Following the examination, the court reached a verdict of "not proven." The lord commissioners determined that the evidence presented lacked the weight of credibility, explicitly concluding that the charges leveled against Mary were malicious in nature. Consequently, the proceedings were concluded with the order for her release. Her case remains a notable example of the judicial system’s capacity to identify and dismiss unfounded accusations of witchcraft, resulting in her restoration to freedom.