In the summer of 1661, Marion Patersone, a resident of the Mains of Cousland in the parish of North Berwick, Haddington, became the subject of a legal inquiry under the authority of the Scottish courts. Her case, documented under the identifier C/JO/3158, commenced on August 25, 1661, during a period of intense judicial scrutiny regarding allegations of witchcraft.
Following her apprehension, the legal proceedings advanced to the trial stage, designated as T/JO/1673. Within the framework of these proceedings, a formal confession was recorded. This document stands as the primary evidentiary detail regarding Marion, marking the transition from accusation to the established judicial record of her involvement in the witch trials of the mid-seventeenth century.