In January 1591, the legal machinery of late sixteenth-century Scotland focused its attention upon Meg Dun, a resident of the burgh of Haddington. Her case, documented under the reference C/EGD/101, proceeded through the formal judicial processes of the period, eventually moving toward a trial recorded under T/LA/1114. Within the socio-political climate of the time, such proceedings were grave matters of state and kirk, reflecting the anxieties of an era deeply preoccupied with the perceived intersections of the terrestrial and supernatural realms.
The trajectory of the proceedings against Meg was swift and final. Following the trial, the court delivered a verdict of guilty, leading directly to the passing of a capital sentence. Historical records confirm that the sentence was carried out, and Meg was executed. While her case, further noted in record T/LA/987, offers only the stark outline of these judicial steps, it stands as a somber testament to the formal mechanisms of the Scottish witch trials and the ultimate consequences faced by those brought before the assize during this period of intense scrutiny.