In the winter of 1626, the legal machinery of Aberdeen turned its attention toward Agnes Durie, a resident of the coastal community of Futtie. On the 14th of December, her case was formally registered under the identifier C/EGD/989, marking the commencement of proceedings that would see her moved through the judicial process. As an inhabitant of Futtie, a parish frequently associated with the maritime life of the harbor, Agnes found herself at the center of an investigation that reflected the heightened anxieties and stringent religious oversight characteristic of early seventeenth-century Scotland.
The subsequent trial, recorded under reference T/LA/458, formalised the transition of Agnes from a mere subject of local suspicion to a defendant within the Scottish court system. Throughout these proceedings, the records meticulously tracked the administrative path of her accusation, documenting her movement through the various stages of the judicial inquiry. While the brevity of these surviving documents leaves much of the specific narrative of her daily life unrecorded, they stand as a stark testament to the structured, procedural manner in which the authorities in Aberdeen addressed allegations of witchcraft during this period.