In January 1632, the judicial machinery of early seventeenth-century Scotland turned its attention toward Jeane Crawfurd, a married woman residing in the settlement of Cartdyk within the parish of Inverkip, Renfrewshire. Recorded under case reference C/LA/3268, Jeane was formally brought before the authorities to answer charges of witchcraft. Her entry into the legal process on the 25th of January marked the beginning of a formal investigation that would eventually lead to the proceedings recorded under trial reference T/LA/1894.
As the legal process unfolded, Jeane became a subject of intense scrutiny by the local magistracy and kirk session, which maintained strict oversight of the spiritual and moral order of the community. While the surviving records succinctly document the administrative phases of her encounter with the law—from the initial registration of her case to the subsequent trial—they capture a moment of profound vulnerability within the social landscape of Renfrew. Through these fragments, the historical record preserves the identity of Jeane, reflecting the broader complexities of the Scottish witch trials that defined this period in Inverkip.