In May 1661, the ecclesiastical and civil authorities in the village of Saltpreston, located in the parish of Prestonpans, Haddington, turned their scrutiny toward a married woman named Jonnet Gray. Her legal proceedings began during a period of heightened judicial activity regarding witchcraft in the region, with her official case recorded under reference C/EGD/1968 on the 22nd of May. As part of these unfolding events, the historical record indicates that Jonnet was brought before the authorities to address the serious allegations levied against her.
Following her apprehension, Jonnet participated in a recorded confession later that same month. This formal admission, documented in May 1661, served as the primary evidence in the subsequent legal process documented in trial record T/JO/1824. While the brief archival fragments remain silent on the specific nature of her alleged deeds, the existence of the confession marks the final surviving point of contact between Jonnet and the judicial system of the seventeenth century.