In the winter of 1591, the legal records of Scotland noted the case of an individual identified only as one of "twa wyfeis callit Stobbeis." Little remains of her personal history or the specific allegations brought against her, beyond the stark administrative notation of her involvement in the judicial proceedings of that era. On January 27, 1591, this woman, alongside her companion, was swept into the machinery of the Scottish courts under the designation of witchcraft, an event documented under case reference C/LA/2903.
The trial, indexed as T/LA/976, serves as a brief but formal testament to the scrutiny Stobbeis faced during this period of heightened judicial activity. The records provide no insight into her background, family, or the specific grievances that led to her appearance before the authorities. Instead, she survives in the historical archive as a singular, nameless figure, defined primarily by her communal association with the other Stobbeis woman and the legal process that sought to determine her fate.