In the spring of 1658, the judicial machinery of the Scottish state focused its attention upon Jonnet Reid, a married woman residing in the parish of Tarbolton, Ayrshire. Her case, documented under the identifier C/EGD/243, saw her brought before the authorities amidst a period of heightened legal scrutiny regarding witchcraft. The administrative records suggest that Jonnet was part of a larger cohort of accused individuals, as evidenced by the trial notes indicating that a collective summons had been issued on March 31, 1658, to bring this group before the court.
On April 6, 1658, Jonnet appeared to face the formal proceedings of her trial, T/LA/1570. This trial was conducted in accordance with the legal protocols of the time, involving the use of two distinct porteous rolls—the formal lists of indictments used by the justiciary to process criminal charges. While historical records indicate she may be the same individual associated with a separate case file (c/egd/1177), the documentation for this specific date remains confined to the procedural requirements of her appearance and the administrative demands of the 1658 group trial.