On November 20, 1649, David Tullie of Jedburgh, Roxburgh, was formally brought before the judicial authorities to answer to the grave charge of witchcraft, as recorded in case file C/EGD/2051. At this time, the legal machinery governing the pursuit of those suspected of diabolical pacts and harmful sorcery was operating with heightened intensity across the Scottish Borders. David’s arrest and subsequent entry into the court system marked the beginning of a process defined by the rigid procedural requirements of the seventeenth-century Scottish legal framework.
Following his initial appearance, the matter proceeded to trial under the reference T/LA/2078. During the course of these proceedings, David provided a formal confession, a document that functioned as a central piece of evidence within the judicial process of the era. While the specifics of the acts he admitted to remain contained within the surviving archival records, this confession ensured the continuation of his legal case, placing him firmly within the historical landscape of the Scottish witch trials.