In the spring of 1627, the judicial machinery of the Scottish state focused its attention upon Margaret Hendersoune, a resident of the coastal parish of Wemyss in Fife. On the 17th of May, legal proceedings were initiated against Margaret under the designation of case reference C/EGD/1003. As was standard practice during this period of heightened concern regarding maleficium, her apprehension marked the beginning of a formal investigative process intended to address allegations brought against her within her local community.
Following her initial appearance, the matter moved toward a judicial resolution as recorded in the trial archives under reference T/LA/478. The documentary trail confirms that Margaret was subjected to the formal apparatus of the Scottish legal system, which sought to reconcile the accusations leveled against her with the statutes governing witchcraft. While the records for Margaret remain confined to these specific administrative markers, they provide a vital window into the intersection of local suspicion and the centralized legal scrutiny that characterized the witch trials of early modern Scotland.