In 1655, Gretchach Unchach was identified in the historical record as a resident of Wick, in the far north of Caithness. Her involvement in the legal machinery of the era emerged during a period of intense scrutiny regarding witchcraft, as evidenced by her inclusion in the records of the circuit court (reference C/EGD/775). While little information remains regarding the specific allegations brought against her, the administrative documentation highlights a significant disruption to her life in the north, as she was formally classified as a fugitive from justice.
The circumstances surrounding Gretchach remain elusive, with the surviving archival material—specifically from the circuit court’s fugitive lists—offering only a fragmentary glimpse into her case. Unlike those whose trials followed a standard judicial progression, Gretchach’s legal standing was marked by her departure from the court's jurisdiction before the proceedings could reach a conclusion. Consequently, her ultimate fate remains absent from the historical record, leaving her case as one of the many instances where the intersection of seventeenth-century legal process and personal displacement resulted in an unresolved narrative.