In March 1698, Mary Millar, a resident of the burgh of Kirkcudbright, became the subject of a formal legal inquiry regarding allegations of witchcraft. The records of this period, categorized under case reference C/EGD/1785, reflect the administrative processes typical of the Scottish legal system in the late seventeenth century, documenting the initiation of proceedings against her during a time when the authorities in Kirkcudbright were actively engaged in the judicial examination of supernatural accusations.
Following the initial registration of the case, Mary faced a trial in April 1698, indexed under reference T/LA/1799. As with many cases from this era in southwestern Scotland, the legal proceedings were conducted under the scrutiny of local and regional officials tasked with addressing reports of malefice. The transition from the initial charge in March to the subsequent trial in April highlights the structured, expedited nature of the judicial process applied to those accused of witchcraft within the Kirkcudbright jurisdiction at the close of the century.