In the summer of 1636, the legal machinery of East Lothian turned its focus toward Patrick Dyet, a married resident of the burgh of Haddington. Recorded under case file C/LA/3333, Patrick was formally brought before the authorities on 16 June 1636. The circumstances surrounding his apprehension indicate that the scrutiny of the local judiciary was not confined to him alone, as his wife was also identified as a co-accused in the proceedings.
The subsequent legal process, documented under trial reference T/LA/2123, marked a significant juncture for the household. As was common in the early modern Scottish judicial system, the simultaneous accusation of a husband and wife often compounded the gravity of the charges brought against the family unit. While the historical record provides a definitive timeline for the commencement of these proceedings in Haddington, Patrick remains a figure defined by the austere, procedural documentation of a seventeenth-century witch trial.