In September 1638, Marioun Grig, a resident of the coastal burgh of Dysart in Fife, found herself brought before the local ecclesiastical authorities to answer to suspicions of witchcraft. During this period of heightened sensitivity to supernatural encroachment within the Scottish Kirk, formal accusations often emerged from communal tensions or long-standing neighborhood disputes. As the case proceeded under the oversight of the local presbytery, Marioun was subjected to the formal investigative processes characteristic of the seventeenth-century Scottish judicial system, which required the examination of witnesses and the careful weighing of allegations against the accused.
Ultimately, the presbytery concluded its inquiry with a definitive resolution. After reviewing the evidence presented, the court determined that the accusations against Marioun remained unsubstantiated by sufficient testimony or corroborating proof. Consequently, the case (referenced in records as C/EGD/2269) was closed, and she was formally dismissed. By reaching a verdict of "not proven," the ecclesiastical court brought a quiet end to her trial, allowing Marioun to return to her life in Dysart without the finality of a conviction.