In December 1613, the legal machinery of early modern Scotland turned its attention toward George Kirk, a resident of the parish of Logie in Perth. His case, formally registered under the reference C/EGD/872, emerges from the archival record as one of the many local judicial proceedings of the period. While the surviving documentation is sparse, the progression of his case indicates that George was subjected to the scrutiny of the local kirk session or secular courts, eventually being processed through the formal legal system of the time.
Following his initial apprehension, George was brought to trial on two separate occasions, as evidenced by the entries T/LA/1823 and T/LA/229. These records signify a protracted legal engagement regarding the accusations levied against him. Though the specific nature of the charges and the ultimate outcomes of these trials remain obscured by the passage of time, their existence within the archives of the 17th-century Scottish judicial system highlights the serious administrative focus placed upon those accused of witchcraft in the Perthshire region during this era.