In the spring of 1658, Marioun Millikene, a resident of Craigie in Ayr, became caught within the machinery of the Scottish judicial system during a period of intense legal activity regarding witchcraft. On March 31, 1658, a porteous roll—a formal list of individuals summoned to stand trial—was issued, naming Marioun alongside a wider group of people from the region. This administrative process was part of a concerted effort by the authorities to address accusations of diabolism, requiring those named to appear before the court to answer for their alleged crimes.
On April 6, 1658, the matter proceeded to the Ayr court for trial under case reference C/EGD/276. The court records confirm that Marioun appeared on this date as part of a collective judicial session involving the group summoned the previous week. Beyond her residency in Craigie and her presence on these specific rolls, the surviving documentation records only the procedural progression of her case through the formal channels of the Ayr Court, marking her involvement in the legal proceedings of that volatile year.