In the winter of 1649, legal proceedings were initiated against Agnes Fleck, a resident of Outerstoun, Edinburgh. As recorded in the judicial archives under case reference C/EGD/2069, Agnes was brought before the authorities on the 4th of December to answer to charges of witchcraft. Her apprehension occurred during a period of heightened judicial scrutiny regarding such accusations in Scotland, placing her trial within the context of the intense legal and social pressures characterizing the mid-seventeenth century.
During the subsequent trial proceedings (T/LA/2062), Agnes provided a formal statement to the court. The official records confirm that a confession was obtained from her, serving as a primary component of the documentation preserved in her case file. While the surviving archive provides a concise administrative account of her arrest and the resulting confession, it remains a significant witness to the procedural mechanisms of the time, documenting the path from the initial accusation in Outerstoun to the final recorded admission under the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.