The historical record concerning Lillies Barrie remains remarkably sparse, documenting her residence within the parish of South Leith, Edinburgh. As a woman navigating the social and legal landscape of early modern Scotland, she was formally identified in the judicial register under case reference C/EGD/2464. While the administrative details of her life are limited, her inclusion in the criminal records of the era situates her within the broader framework of the Scottish witch trials that persisted between 1563 and 1736.
Beyond her location in South Leith and the filing of her case, the extant documentation offers little insight into the specific accusations brought against Lillies or the ultimate resolution of her proceedings. Historians have noted her appearance in secondary printed sources, though the archival trail does not currently provide further evidence regarding the nature of the charges or the testimony presented against her. Consequently, Lillies serves as an important entry in the records of Edinburgh’s judicial history, representing one of the many individuals whose encounters with the legal system during this period remain defined by the brevity of the surviving documentation.