In March 1624, the legal machinery of early modern Scotland turned its attention toward Jonet Umphra, a resident of the burgh of Culross in Fife. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/940, proceeded through the formal channels of the judicial system, eventually leading to a trial recorded as T/LA/416. The primary charge leveled against Jonet centered on her alleged participation in a witches' meeting, an accusation that carried grave implications within the religious and legal framework of the period.
Following the initial proceedings, Jonet provided a confession that was formally documented as part of the legal record. This admission served as a central element of the prosecution's case against her. While the surviving files detail the specific charges and the existence of this sworn testimony, they provide a focused view of the bureaucratic and judicial process that defined the handling of witchcraft allegations in the seventeenth-century Scottish Lowlands.