In the spring of 1628, Agnes Dungalson, a woman of lower socioeconomic status residing in the burgh of Dumfries, found herself at the center of a judicial inquiry. Married to a local workman, Agnes lived within a community where the anxieties of the era regarding maleficium were frequently addressed through the formal legal machinery of the Scottish kirk and state. Her entry into the court records, identified under case number C/EGD/1009, reflects the administrative rigor with which the authorities of the early 17th century pursued those suspected of supernatural involvement.
The culmination of these proceedings took place in Dumfries, where Agnes appeared for trial under the designation T/LA/483 on May 6, 1628. As the legal process unfolded, the specific details of her life—her domestic situation and her standing within the town—were subjected to the scrutiny of the local magistrates. This event remains a documented milestone in the history of the Scottish witch trials, illustrating how the social tensions of the period intersected with the lives of ordinary citizens like Agnes within the courtroom.