On April 25, 1597, the judicial machinery of early modern Scotland turned its attention to Thomas Ego, a married man residing in the settlement of Blelak within the parish of Coull, Aberdeenshire. At this time, the region was caught in the throes of an intensive period of witch-hunting, and Thomas was formally processed under case file C/EGD/2155. His apprehension occurred against a backdrop of widespread social and religious scrutiny that defined the late sixteenth century in the northeast of Scotland.
Following his initial identification, Thomas was subject to the proceedings of a formal trial, recorded under reference T/JO/1498. While the specific charges brought against him remain obscured by the passage of time, his presence in these records marks him as a participant in a legal process that sought to resolve accusations of maleficium and diabolical alliance. Through the preservation of these documents, Thomas remains a documented figure in the complex history of the Scottish witch trials, illustrating the intersection of local parish life and the rigorous judicial oversight of the period.