In the autumn of 1649, legal proceedings were initiated against Jeaine Rennick, a resident of the parish of Grange in Peebles. On the 6th of November, her case—formally archived as C/EGD/2001—was brought before the authorities, marking the beginning of a process that would ultimately see her face trial under the judicial reference T/LA/2028. Within the context of the mid-seventeenth century, such legal interventions were significant events for both the community of Peebles and the individual caught within the machinery of the Scottish judicial system.
As Jeaine moved from the initial documentation of her case toward the subsequent trial, she became a focal point of the local kirk and civil courts. The records indicate that her experience followed the structured path of inquiry typical of the period, as the local officials sought to address the accusations levelled against her. While the archival record remains concise, the transition from the filing of her case to the convening of her trial reflects the formal rigor applied to allegations of witchcraft in post-Reformation Scotland.