In the spring of 1597, Marioun Grant, a forty-six-year-old widow residing in Auchedlie, Methlick, found herself drawn into the escalating judicial fervor that gripped the region of Aberdeen. On April 15, Marioun was brought before the authorities to answer for grave charges, most notably her alleged participation in a witches' meeting. During the legal proceedings, a formal confession was recorded within the confines of the church, marking a critical transition from accusation to formal process.
Following this confession, the legal mechanism moved with swift finality. On the same day as the recorded proceedings, Marioun was found guilty by the court in Aberdeen. The sentence was carried out shortly thereafter at the Hills, where she was executed by the standard method of strangulation and burning. The archival record for the case (C/EGD/2141) and the corresponding trial documents (T/JO/1325) provide the final account of her life, concluding a legal sequence that moved from the local parish of Methlick to the site of her execution in a matter of days.