In February 1621, the legal machinery of the Scottish kirk and state turned its attention toward Marioun Chatto, a resident of the coastal burgh of Inverkeithing in Fife. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/901, moved rapidly through the judicial process, appearing in the records for trial proceedings under references T/LA/253 and T/LA/259. As was common in the judicial climate of early seventeenth-century Scotland, the proceedings against Marioun were structured around the gravity of the accusations brought before the local authorities.
The culmination of the legal process regarding Marioun involved the formal recording of a confession. While the specific nature of the testimony provided during these sessions remains a matter of historical record, the existence of this document indicates that she acknowledged the charges leveled against her within the framework of the court. By documenting these admissions, the judicial officials in Inverkeithing finalized the trial phase of her case, marking a significant entry in the administrative history of Fife’s witch trials.