On October 9, 1628, Margaret Unes, a resident of the parish of Borthwick in Edinburgh, became the subject of a judicial process concerning the crime of witchcraft. Her case, documented under reference C/JO/2785, identifies her as being accused alongside one other unnamed individual. Despite the legal mechanisms set in motion against her, historical documentation regarding the specific circumstances of the accusation remains sparse, typical of many proceedings from this era where the surviving records offer only a fragment of the lives they touched.
Following the initial accusation, Margaret provided a confession on the same day the proceedings were formally noted. This confession, recorded under trial reference T/JO/307, marks the extent of the extant evidence surrounding her case. While no further details regarding the testimony provided or the ultimate verdict of her trial exist in the surviving archival record, the documentation confirms that Margaret was subjected to the formal legal scrutiny of the Scottish courts during a period of heightened concern regarding witchcraft.