In November 1649, the judicial machinery of the Scottish kirk and state turned its attention toward Agnes Davidsoune, a resident of the burgh of Jedburgh in Roxburgh. Her case, recorded under the reference C/EGD/2055, emerged during a period of heightened sensitivity regarding perceived supernatural interventions within the community. As was standard procedure for those facing such grave accusations in the mid-seventeenth century, Agnes was apprehended to answer for charges that placed her within the complex legal framework governing witchcraft in early modern Scotland.
The formal processing of Agnes’s case culminated in a trial identified by the reference T/LA/2072. On the 20th of November, the legal proceedings sought to address the specific allegations brought against her within the local jurisdiction of Jedburgh. The records indicate that the process followed the established channels of the time, moving from the initial registration of her case to a structured trial before the relevant authorities. Through these documents, the life of Agnes remains preserved as a significant, albeit brief, entry in the broader ledger of the 1563–1736 witch trials, reflecting the intense socio-legal scrutiny applied to individuals within the Scottish Borders during this era.