In the autumn of 1649, Alexander Warrock, a resident of Bolden in the county of Peebles, became the subject of a formal judicial process concerning allegations of witchcraft. The records of the period, specifically those catalogued under case file C/EGD/2013, indicate that the legal proceedings against him were initiated on the 6th of November. During an era when the Scottish legal system was increasingly preoccupied with the investigation of maleficium and diabolical pacts, Alexander was brought before the authorities to answer for his conduct within the community.
The subsequent trial, recorded under the reference T/LA/2049, serves as the primary archival witness to his experience within the early modern justice system. While the details of the specific charges and the ultimate verdict remain constrained by the surviving documentation, the movement of Alexander from his residence in Bolden to the formal trial setting reflects the standardized administrative rigor applied to witchcraft accusations in mid-seventeenth-century Scotland. This record stands as a testament to the intersection of local suspicion and the overarching mechanisms of the state during a period of heightened religious and social scrutiny.