In the early months of 1662, the legal machinery of the Scottish judiciary turned its attention toward Mareon Twidie, a resident of Penicuik, Edinburgh. Recorded in the judicial registers under the case reference C/EGD/2425, Mareon’s proceedings began on 12 January 1662. While the archival documentation—specifically the *Kilmarnock Sessional* records—presents challenges in legibility regarding her name, the formal administrative process was clear in its intent to address the accusations brought against her within the local community.
The legal journey of Mareon continued well beyond her initial summons, culminating in a formal trial recorded under the reference T/JO/1669. This span of seven years between the initial record of 1662 and the final trial entry in 1669 highlights the deliberate, often protracted nature of seventeenth-century Scottish legal proceedings. Throughout this period, Mareon remained the subject of the court’s oversight, marking her case as a documented instance of the judicial scrutiny directed toward individuals in the Lothians during this era of widespread witch trials.