In December 1613, the judicial machinery of early modern Scotland turned its attention toward Gilbert Campbell, a resident of Logie in Perthshire. According to the extant legal documentation cataloged under reference C/EGD/871, Gilbert was formally brought before the authorities to answer for allegations concerning the practice of witchcraft. While the specific nature of the charges remains implicit within the brevity of the administrative record, his case highlights the reach of the Scottish courts during a period of heightened sensitivity toward occult activity within rural parishes.
The subsequent legal proceedings against Gilbert are documented across two distinct entries, indexed as T/LA/1821 and T/LA/230. These records attest to the formal trajectory of his trial, situating him within the broader framework of the 1563–1736 witch hunts that characterized the era. By tracking his case through these specific legal filings, historians can observe the procedural mechanisms employed by the state in addressing accusations of sorcery against men in Logie, providing a window into the intersection of local community tensions and the rigorous, often fatal, expectations of seventeenth-century Scottish criminal law.