In May 1671, the legal apparatus of seventeenth-century Scotland turned its attention toward Marion McCall, a married woman residing in the burgh of Ayr. Her case, documented under reference C/LA/3228, moved quickly through the judicial system, culminating in a trial held in Edinburgh on the 8th of May. Within the context of the Scottish witch trials, which saw a surge of religious and social anxieties during this era, Marion was brought before the authorities to answer charges regarding the exercise of malefice or occult practices.
The proceedings concluded on the very same day they were heard in Edinburgh, under trial reference T/LA/1789. Unlike many of the accused whose cases resulted in capital sentencing, the records indicate that Marion was subjected only to non-corporeal punishment. This distinction suggests a specific legal resolution that avoided physical torture or execution, marking a rare outcome in the broader history of witchcraft litigation in Scotland during the late seventeenth century.