In December 1613, the records of the Scottish courts document the case of Johnne Kirk, a man residing in the parish of Logie, Perth. Johnne appears in the historical register under case number C/EGD/874, marking the formal initiation of legal proceedings against him. At a time when the legal machinery of early modern Scotland was heavily engaged in the prosecution of those suspected of maleficium or diabolical pacts, his appearance in the judicial system serves as a stark reminder of the reach of the 1563 Witchcraft Act.
Following his initial registration, the judicial process for Johnne continued through at least two separate trial entries, indexed as T/LA/1824 and T/LA/228. While these administrative records confirm his movement through the formal court structures of the period, they remain silent on the specific testimonies or particular accusations levelled against him. Johnne remains one of the many individuals whose experience in the seventeenth-century Scottish courts is preserved through the skeletal remains of legal bureaucracy, reflecting the structured, albeit often fatal, environment of the Perthshire legal landscape during this era.