Agnes Elphiston was a resident of Penicuik, Edinburgh, who became entangled in the complex legal mechanisms of the Scottish witch trials during the mid-17th century. Her journey through the judicial system began on January 12, 1662, when her case (catalogued as C/EGD/2426) was formally processed. Like many others during this period, Agnes faced the scrutiny of local and ecclesiastical authorities, as the state sought to address alleged activities that fell under the prevailing statutes concerning witchcraft.
The documentation surrounding her case concludes with a trial held in 1670, recorded under the reference T/JO/1670. While the records offer a formal timeline—spanning eight years from the initial processing of her case to her final trial—the surviving administrative entries focus on the procedural milestones of her legal encounter. Agnes remains a figure defined by these archival markers, representing the intersection of personal experience and the rigorous, often protracted, judicial inquiries that characterized this era of Scottish history.