In the autumn of 1661, the legal machinery of Restoration-era Edinburgh turned its attention toward Janet Grahame. Her case, documented under reference C/LA/2783, emerged amidst a period of heightened judicial scrutiny regarding alleged maleficium and diabolical pacts within the capital. On the 10th of September, 1661, the proceedings against Janet were formally initiated, marking the beginning of a process that would move her from her residence in the city into the rigorous scrutiny of the Scottish criminal courts.
The subsequent legal developments were consolidated under trial record T/LA/301. As the matter progressed, Janet faced the gravity of a judicial system that held the power to determine the fate of those accused of supernatural transgressions. The records of the trial serve as a testament to the administrative precision with which such cases were handled in 17th-century Scotland, capturing the formal confrontation between Janet and the authorities of Edinburgh during one of the most intense periods of witch-hunting in the nation’s history.