In May 1662, the legal machinery of the Scottish witch-hunting era descended upon the village of Dunning, in Perthshire, resulting in the formal accusation of Agnes Hutsone. Recorded under case file C/EGD/2533, the proceedings against Agnes were initiated on the 7th of May, marking her entry into the formal judicial system that processed thousands of such allegations during the seventeenth century. At this time, the prosecution of witchcraft was a frequent occurrence across the region, fueled by a complex intersection of local social tensions, theological anxieties, and shifting legal oversight.
The documentary evidence surrounding her case remains sparse, confined largely to the administrative ledger of the court. While the trial record, noted under T/JO/943, does not preserve the specific testimony, accusations, or the eventual verdict rendered against her, the administrative filing serves as a stark testament to her experience within the early modern judiciary. Like many women caught in the wide-reaching net of the 1662 investigations, Agnes appears in the historical record primarily through these brief, stark entries, leaving the precise details of her final ordeal to the silence of the archives.