In the early seventeenth century, the burgh of Stirling became the site of a legal proceeding against a woman named Grissal Gillaspie. According to the judicial records preserved under case reference C/EGD/2204, Grissal was brought before the authorities on February 21, 1614, to face accusations of witchcraft. While the surviving documentation of this period often reflects the formal procedural concerns of the Scottish kirk sessions and local magistrates, her case stands as a specific entry within the broader landscape of the witch trials that characterized this era of Scottish history.
The available record provides limited insight into the specific testimony or the ultimate outcome of the proceedings against Grissal. Her case remains categorized primarily by its bureaucratic placement within the legal archives of Stirling. Despite the brevity of the information, the documentation serves as a testament to the systematic manner in which authorities engaged with those suspected of such crimes during the early modern period, marking a moment of significant personal and legal consequence in the life of Grissal.