In the spring of 1624, Jonnet Dunbar, a resident of the port town of Barrowstouness in Bo'ness, Linlithgow, became the subject of a formal judicial inquiry concerning the crime of witchcraft. Her case, documented under the reference C/EGD/960, commenced on 30 March 1624, amidst a period when the Scottish legal system was increasingly preoccupied with the prosecution of such offenses. The legal process moved with relative swiftness, leading to a trial held in the county town of Linlithgow, cataloged as T/LA/78.
During the course of these proceedings, the historical record notes the procurement of a formal confession from Jonnet. While the specific content of her testimony remains confined to the judicial archives, the existence of this record indicates that she admitted to the charges brought against her under the scrutiny of the court. By documenting both her confession and the subsequent trial, these records preserve the administrative arc of a singular legal case that unfolded within the ecclesiastical and secular frameworks of early seventeenth-century Scotland.