In the summer of 1629, the legal machinery of the Scottish judiciary turned its attention toward Preston, Haddington, where Janet Dow was identified as a subject of criminal proceedings. On July 7, 1629, her name was formally entered into the records under case reference C/EGD/673, marking the beginning of a process that would ultimately bring her before the courts.
Following the initial registration of her case, Janet was processed through the established judicial system of the era, resulting in the trial documented under reference T/LA/631. While the specific nature of the accusations brought against her remains confined to the procedural documentation of the time, the records confirm her transition from a resident of Haddington to a defendant within the Scottish witch trials. These archival fragments provide the sole formal account of her involvement in the legal proceedings of that year.