In December 1649, Agnes Hutsone, a married woman residing in the settlement of Maxwellheugh near Kelso, became the subject of legal proceedings under the designation C/JO/3142. The records from this period reflect a structured judicial process, beginning with her initial involvement in the case on 16 December 1649 and culminating in the formal documentation of her trial under reference T/JO/1644.
Agnes was required to provide testimony, and her case is marked by the existence of an official confession recorded during that same year. This document serves as the primary evidence preserved within the historical archive regarding her interaction with the Roxburghshire authorities. Her experience remains a distinct point of entry into the study of the judicial handling of witchcraft accusations in the Scottish Borders during the mid-seventeenth century.