In the spring of 1662, the parish of Auldearn in Nairn became the site of a legal inquiry that would see Jean Martin brought before the authorities to answer to charges of witchcraft. On April 13, 1662, formal proceedings were initiated against her under the case reference C/LA/3245. This judicial action occurred during a period of intense scrutiny regarding diabolical practices in the region, placing Jean within the complex administrative and religious framework of seventeenth-century Scottish justice.
Following the initial charges, the record indicates that Jean was subsequently moved to the trial phase under reference T/LA/1871. As a resident of Auldearn, her experience reflects the broader patterns of local prosecution prevalent in the North East during this era. The documentation provides a stark outline of her involvement in these legal processes, marking her transition from an accused individual to a subject of the formal court system as the community grappled with the allegations brought against her.