In the summer of 1618, the judicial machinery of early modern Scotland turned its attention toward Malie Wilson, a resident of Ayr. On July 16, 1618, the formal documentation of her case (C/EGD/890) was recorded, marking the beginning of a legal process that would move rapidly from accusation to final resolution. Within the context of the Scottish witch trials, which saw heightened scrutiny of individuals by local magistrates and kirk sessions during this period, Malie was brought before the authorities to answer for charges pertaining to witchcraft.
Following the proceedings of her trial (T/LA/249), the court reached a definitive and fatal conclusion. The records indicate that the legal process culminated in a sentence of execution. Consistent with the grim outcomes that characterized many such cases in seventeenth-century Ayr, Malie was put to death shortly thereafter. Her history remains preserved in the judicial archives as a stark testament to the administrative rigor and the severe legal consequences that defined the handling of witchcraft allegations in the burghs of Scotland during the reign of James VI.