In the spring of 1699, the burgh of Renfrew became the site of a precarious legal and social disturbance centering on a married woman named Jonet Lindsay. Between the 19th and 21st of April, during proceedings held in Paisley, the judicial atmosphere turned sharply against her. Though no record exists to suggest that Jonet was ever formally indicted or subjected to a full trial, she was explicitly identified and denounced in sworn witness testimony as one of the primary tormentors of Margaret Laird.
A single male witness provided the testimony that formally linked Jonet to the suffering of Margaret. Despite this serious public accusation, the historical record regarding her fate remains frustratingly incomplete. While Jonet was identified as a participant in these alleged afflictions, there is no evidence of further legal action taken against her, nor does the documentation clarify what became of her following these accusations. She exists in the archives as a figure marked by the gravity of a formal denouncement, yet one who seemingly slipped through the cracks of the formal inquisitorial machinery of the era.