On May 29, 1650, Alisone Blackburne of North Berwick, Haddington, was formally brought into the legal machinery of the Scottish witch trials. Her appearance in the records is brief, marking her as one of a group of ten individuals caught up in a collective judicial proceeding during that turbulent year. The historical documentation provides little insight into the specific grievances or charges brought against the group, yet the administrative records confirm that Alisone was processed alongside her peers under case reference C/JO/2712.
Following the initial registration of her case, Alisone was subjected to the formal interrogation process that characterized the period. On the same day her case was recorded, a confession was secured from her. While the contents of that confession remain unpreserved, its existence is documented as a pivotal stage in her trial, identified in the archives as T/JO/160. Following this crucial entry, the historical record for Alisone concludes, leaving only the framework of a legal event that brought her from her home in North Berwick to the scrutiny of the local judiciary.