On 20 November 1628, the judicial records of Dumbarton document the legal proceedings initiated against Marioun McLintock. Residing within the burgh of Dumbarton during a period when the Scottish legal system was increasingly preoccupied with the prosecution of maleficium, Marioun was brought before the authorities to answer for allegations of witchcraft. Her case, catalogued under reference C/EGD/2239, remains a notable entry in the regional history of Dunbartonshire.
The details of the accusations brought against Marioun are preserved in the secondary accounts of the period, specifically appearing in J. Irving’s *The Book of Dumbartonshire* (1879). While the broader cultural anxieties of the early seventeenth century often frame such trials, the record serves as a testament to the specific intersection of local administration and the legal mechanisms that governed the lives of women in early modern Scotland. Through the documentation of her case, Marioun occupies a fixed position in the historical archives, marking her as one of the many individuals subjected to the formal scrutiny of the Scottish courts during this era.