In the spring of 1623, the legal machinery of the Scottish state focused its attention on Bessie Logie, an indweller of the burgh of Inverkeithing in Fife. On March 18, 1623, the judicial process regarding her case commenced under the classification C/EGD/924. As was customary during this period of heightened legal scrutiny regarding perceived maleficium and diabolical pacts, the proceedings moved toward a formal trial, cataloged as T/LA/65.
The records confirm that the judicial inquiry culminated in a confession. While the specific content of the testimony provided by Bessie remains bound to the formal deposition recorded during her interrogation, the existence of this document marks her place within the broader history of the Scottish witch trials. Through these surviving registers, Bessie stands as one of the many individuals whose lives were caught within the intersection of local community discord and the rigorous ecclesiastical and secular legal frameworks of early modern Scotland.