On November 11, 1629, a woman of lower socioeconomic status from the parish of Birsay in Orkney faced a formal trial for witchcraft. Historical records characterize her as a person of limited means who was known to seek alms from her neighbors, a position of vulnerability that often brought individuals into frequent contact with their community under strained circumstances. The legal proceedings against her concluded rapidly on the same day, resulting in a verdict of guilty.
Following a recorded confession, the court issued the ultimate penalty. Consistent with the statutes and judicial practices of the era regarding those convicted of witchcraft, she was sentenced to be strangled and burned. This sentence was carried out, marking the final entry in the documented proceedings of case C/LA/2924.