In the late summer of 1649, Margaret Moore, a resident of Kingarth on the Isle of Bute, became the subject of legal proceedings that would culminate in her formal trial. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/2401, reflects the intensifying judicial attention directed toward alleged witchcraft in Scotland during this period. The administrative machinery of the time moved with steady deliberation, leading to the recording of a confession from Margaret on 23 July 1649, an act that served as a central pillar in the evidentiary process of the seventeenth-century kirk and state courts.
Following the documentation of her testimony, the legal apparatus surrounding the accusation proceeded toward a final resolution. On 9 September 1649, Margaret appeared for her trial, recorded under the designation T/JO/1636. While the specific nature of the allegations remains contained within the laconic entries of the judicial archives, the survival of these records highlights the systematic manner in which the authorities in Kingarth managed such cases, formalizing the transition from initial confession to the procedural demands of the courtroom.