On December 14, 1626, the legal machinery of Aberdeen turned its attention toward Issobell Leslie, an inhabitant of the burgh. Her case, documented under the identifier C/EGD/981, marks a specific intersection between the individual and the civic authorities during the seventeenth century. As was customary for those appearing before the courts during this period, the proceedings were initiated under the framework of existing Scottish legislation concerning witchcraft, which had been significantly shaped by the Witchcraft Act of 1563.
Following her initial summons, the matter of Issobell progressed to a formal trial, recorded under reference T/LA/450. While the surviving archives provide only the skeletal administrative details of her case—the date of her appearance and the specific archival codes associated with her prosecution—they underscore the gravity with which the Aberdeen magistracy treated such accusations. The preservation of these records ensures that Issobell remains part of the historical narrative of the early modern Scottish witch trials, illustrating the procedural consistency that defined the judicial response to allegations of maleficium during the reign of Charles I.