In the spring of 1697, Angus Forrester, a resident of Renfrew, found himself swept into the infamous Renfrewshire witch trials. Known to his contemporaries as the "Heiland body"—an appellation suggesting his Gaelic origins—Angus was one of a large cohort of individuals indicted on April 13, 1697. As part of a widespread legal proceeding that gripped the region, he faced serious charges related to participating in a meeting of witches, a crime that sat at the heart of the period's anxieties regarding diabolical conspiracy.
The judicial process surrounding Angus moved with the deliberate, if often ominous, pace of the era’s courts. Following his initial indictment, his trial was formally continued until May 28, 1697. Despite the meticulous recording of his name, residence, and the specific nature of the allegations brought against him, the historical record for Angus concludes at this juncture. No further documentation survives to clarify the outcome of the proceedings, leaving his eventual fate obscured by the gaps in the legal archives.