In the autumn of 1649, Beatrix Dolsoun, a resident of Whittingehame in Haddington, became the subject of a formal legal inquiry into the crime of witchcraft. Her case, documented under reference number C/EGD/2035, reached a critical juncture on November 9, 1649. During this period of heightened judicial scrutiny within the region, Beatrix was brought before the authorities to answer for the charges laid against her.
Following the initial proceedings, Beatrix underwent the standard judicial process for such accusations, eventually appearing for trial under the record reference T/LA/2065. As part of the evidentiary record maintained by the court, a formal confession was extracted from her. The existence of this recorded testimony marks the final significant detail preserved in the legal archives regarding her encounter with the Haddingtonshire judicial system.