In the spring of 1659, Issobell Keir, a resident of Stirling, found herself drawn into the machinery of the Scottish justice system during a period of heightened judicial activity. On March 18, the legal process commenced with the summoning of witnesses against her, a prelude to her appearance before the justice courts. Though she was included on an undated list of individuals slated for arraignment between 1658 and 1659, her case was processed with specific urgency, culminating in a trial held in Stirling on March 23.
Throughout the proceedings, Issobell maintained her innocence, entering a plea of not guilty to the charges brought against her. Despite her formal denial, the court reached a verdict of guilty on that same day. While administrative records reflect some ambiguity regarding the jurisdictional circuit—appearing in a volume associated with the south and west despite indications that it belonged to the north—the outcome for Issobell remained definitive. Her case stands as a documented instance of the legal rigors faced by women in Stirling during the mid-seventeenth century.