In the early months of 1700, the legal apparatus of Ross focused its attention upon Erick Shayme. As documented in the records of the period (C/EGD/1787), Erick was brought before the authorities to face an accusation of witchcraft, a process that necessitated the formal assembly of a trial. His case moved through the judicial system with a notable swiftness, reflecting the administrative practices governing such investigations in the final years of the seventeenth century.
On the 2nd of February 1700, the proceedings concluded (T/LA/1810). The historical record confirms that the judgment regarding Erick was finalized on that same date. While the surviving documentation provides only the core procedural details of the case, it stands as a testament to the specific involvement of Erick in the legal records of Ross during this period of Scottish history.