In the early winter of 1662, the legal mechanisms of the Scottish witch trials ensnared Kathrine Largizean, a resident of Bute. On January 28th, her name was formally entered into the judicial register under case reference C/JO/3250. During this period, the Bute islands were subject to the prevailing socio-legal climate of the post-Reformation era, where accusations of malefice were frequently processed through the local Kirk sessions and regional courts before escalating to central authorities.
Following this initial registration, Kathrine was subjected to the formal process of trial, cataloged as T/JO/1895. While the archival record remains brief regarding the specific nature of the allegations brought against her, the administrative sequence of her case—moving from an initial filing to a documented trial—reflects the standard procedural rigour applied to those accused of witchcraft in mid-seventeenth-century Scotland. Kathrine’s record stands as a formal testament to the institutional scrutiny that characterised this tumultuous period in Bute’s judicial history.