Lachlan Rattray, a resident of Inverness, became a subject of judicial scrutiny during the final decades of the Scottish witch trials. His case, cataloged under the reference C/EGD/1797, moved through the legal machinery of the early 18th century, with the formal trial concluding on June 25, 1706. The administrative timeline of his prosecution reveals a complex process; trial notes indicate that a verdict was originally expected to be reported to the Privy Council by March 22, 1705. However, this reporting did not occur as scheduled, resulting in a significant delay between the initial proceedings and the eventual resolution of the case.
Following the conclusion of the trial in the summer of 1706, the judicial process culminated in a verdict of guilty. The sentence imposed upon Lachlan was execution, a final measure consistent with the capital outcomes often sought in such proceedings during this era. The legal records confirm that the formal registration of his case was completed by December 28, 1706, marking the end of the documented proceedings against him within the Inverness jurisdiction.