In November 1649, Agnes Andersoun, a married woman residing in the parish of Newton near the village of Woolmet, found herself caught within the legal apparatus of the Scottish witch trials. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/2052, identifies her as part of the broader judicial proceedings that swept through the Midlothian region during that period. Agnes was subjected to the formal processes of the court, which resulted in a recorded confession—a central element in the seventeenth-century pursuit of witchcraft cases, often serving as the primary basis for further legal action.
The archival records link Agnes to additional procedural references, including trial document T/LA/2085, which suggests her case was part of a structured prosecution. While historians have noted potential connections to other entries in the records, such as C/LA/2775, the specific evidence remains tethered to the surviving notations of her arrest and her subsequent admission to the court. By acknowledging the confession and her residence in the Edinburgh periphery, these documents preserve the final, recorded chapter of her life as it was navigated through the judicial systems of post-Reformation Scotland.