In April 1597, Beatrix Robbie, a resident of Mariewell in Aberdeenshire, found herself caught within the widening web of the Scottish witch trials. The legal proceedings against her, recorded under case file C/JO/3036, were intertwined with the broader inquisitions occurring in Aberdeen at the time. Her name surfaced repeatedly in the testimonies of others, having been denounced as an associate by Margaret Bane and mentioned during the trial of Margaret Og. These connections underscore the common pattern of communal accusation that defined the era’s judicial investigations, where the proximity of individuals often served as the primary basis for formal suspicion.
When Beatrix appeared before the court in Aberdeen on April 24, 1597, the jury’s assessment reflected a nuanced view of her involvement. Rather than convicting her of the capital crime of witchcraft, they found her guilty of being a "suspicious person" and for maintaining an association with her mother. Deeming these charges insufficient for a death sentence, the jurors referred the matter to the justice. Ultimately, as noted by the chronicler Spalding, the court sentenced Beatrix to banishment, ordering her to depart from the Aberdeen sheriffdom and to remain at least twelve miles beyond its boundaries.