In the spring of 1662, the village of Auldearn in Nairn became the site of a legal proceeding involving Janet Burnet. On April 14, Janet was formally brought before the authorities under case reference C/EGD/447, marking the initiation of an official inquiry into allegations of witchcraft. This locality, situated in the northeast of Scotland, was a region where the judicial apparatus of the state and the concerns of local communities frequently intersected during the seventeenth-century waves of witch-hunting.
The documentation surrounding Janet, preserved under trial reference T/LA/1836, situates her experience within the broader administrative framework of the Scottish judicial system. While the records provide limited insight into the specific testimony or the exact nature of the accusations brought against her, the existence of these entries confirms that Janet was subjected to the formal legal process during a period of heightened scrutiny. Her case remains a matter of historical record, reflecting the formal procedures employed by the courts in Auldearn to address charges of sorcery during the mid-seventeenth century.