The historical record for Margaret Durie, a resident of Aberdeen, remains brief yet poignant, offering a window into the legal environment of the late seventeenth century. On March 30, 1671, she was formally brought before the authorities under the classification of case C/EGD/802. During this period, the judicial machinery of Scotland was frequently preoccupied with such accusations, operating under the statutes that criminalized the practice of witchcraft.
While the surviving documentation is sparse, the archival entry T/LA/1903 confirms that Margaret was subjected to a trial specifically addressing these charges. Beyond the confirmation of her identity, her residence in Aberdeen, and the administrative categorization of her proceedings, the record does not detail the specific allegations or the final outcome of her case. Margaret exists in the historical register as one of many individuals caught within the complex intersection of local suspicion and the formal legal apparatus of the early modern Scottish state.