In the autumn of 1649, Marione Hulybuirton was brought before the authorities to face accusations of witchcraft. The archival record reflects the administrative complexities of the era, noting her residence as Paiston, while concurrent presbytery records identify her as belonging to the parish of Ormiston, near Edinburgh. On October 24, 1649, the judicial process surrounding Marione’s case was formally registered under the reference C/EGD/1994, marking a pivotal moment in the legal proceedings initiated against her.
The records indicate that Marione underwent an interrogation that culminated in a confession, which was formally documented earlier that same month. Following this acknowledgment, her case proceeded to trial under the reference T/LA/2009. While the specific nature of the allegations remains preserved only within the framework of these legal and ecclesiastical files, the surviving documentation provides a stark outline of the formal scrutiny Marione faced within the seventeenth-century Scottish judicial system.