In the summer of 1661, Margaret Daillis was drawn into the judicial machinery of the Scottish witch trials. On July 29, 1661, her name was formally recorded in the legal archives of Lanarkshire under case reference C/LA/2773. During a period defined by an intense surge in prosecutions across the Scottish lowlands, Margaret became the subject of official scrutiny, leading to the commencement of trial proceedings documented in record T/LA/280.
The surviving documentation provides a stark outline of the legal trajectory Margaret faced during this volatile season of ecclesiastical and civil investigation. As the judicial process unfolded, Margaret was subjected to the formal protocols of the court, a sequence of events that placed her at the center of the local administrative and religious authorities' efforts to identify and prosecute those accused of maleficium or diabolical pacts. The records offer a glimpse into the gravity of her position, marking a definitive moment in the legal history of the region and in the life of Margaret herself.