The case of Janet Clark, a married woman residing in Blalach in the region of Cromar, Aberdeen, emerges from the judicial records of late sixteenth-century Scotland during a period of heightened sensitivity to witchcraft. Her legal journey began to take shape in the summer of 1590, surfacing first within process notes dated 12 July that concerned the individuals Leslie and Achinleck. These same figures were central to the prosecutions that ultimately swept Janet into the judicial system, marking her as a significant subject in the investigations led by those involved in the wider legal proceedings of that season.
By 17 August 1590, Janet was brought before the court in Edinburgh to face formal trial. During these proceedings, a confession was secured from her, which served as a focal point of the evidence presented against her. Following the verdict of guilty, the court issued a sentence of execution. Consequently, Janet was taken to Castle Hill, where the prescribed method of death—strangulation followed by burning—was carried out. Her death remains a documented entry in the judicial registers of 1590, illustrating the finality of the legal processes enacted against her during this turbulent era.