On July 24, 1650, the presbytery records documented the legal proceedings initiated against Jeane Scott, a woman residing in the parish of Inverkip, Renfrew. At this time, the ecclesiastical and civil authorities were deeply engaged in the regulation of social and spiritual conduct, and Jeane became the subject of a formal inquiry regarding allegations of witchcraft. The records provide a stark administrative snapshot of the initial phases of this process, centering on the legal mechanisms used to address such charges within the seventeenth-century Scottish judicial framework.
Following the documentation of her case, it was established that Jeane was to be brought to Renfrew for the commencement of her trial on the subsequent Monday. While the records clearly delineate the administrative progression of the case—identified under the reference C/EGD/2381—the archival trail for Jeane ends abruptly at this point. The surviving documentation, notably the trial entry T/JO/1126, contains no further information regarding the verdict, the specific testimonies presented against her, or the eventual outcome of the proceedings.