On May 29, 1633, the judicial machinery of the Scottish state turned its attention toward Margaret nein Doul Wriack. Hailing from the region of Ross, Margaret was formally entered into the legal records under case reference C/LA/3304. While the surviving documentation remains sparse regarding the specific nature of the allegations brought against her, her inclusion in the formal register marks her as a subject of the intense inquisitorial focus that characterized the early modern period in Scotland.
Following her initial identification, the administrative process moved toward a formal hearing, documented under trial record T/LA/2093. Although the precise geographical origin of her kin group remains ambiguous in the surviving texts, Margaret was processed through the rigorous legal frameworks established for dealing with charges of witchcraft. These records serve as a stark testament to the period’s efforts to document and adjudicate those accused of such grave spiritual and social transgressions during the seventeenth century.