In the spring of 1612, the legal machinery of early seventeenth-century Scotland turned its attention to Katherine Cunynhame, a married woman of middling status residing in Sammuelston, near Haddington. As the wife of a local miller, Katherine occupied a position of moderate prominence within her rural community, representing the demographic layer from which many individuals were drawn during the period’s intense scrutiny of suspected maleficium. Her appearance in the judicial records is marked by the formal filing of her case, C/EGD/851, which was registered on 4 June 1612.
Following this initial registration, the process moved toward a formal adjudication, culminating in the trial proceedings identified under reference T/LA/211. While the brevity of the administrative record obscures the specific allegations brought against her, the existence of these discrete archival files underscores the methodical approach taken by the authorities in Haddington toward Katherine. Through these surviving entries, she remains a documented figure within the expansive and somber narrative of the Scottish witch trials.