In April 1568, an individual known only by the surname Law appeared within the judicial records of Panbride, Forfar, identified simply as a servant in the household of John Angus. Little remains of their identity beyond this professional designation, as the existing documentation for case C/LA/3393 offers no indication of their gender, age, or personal background. At a time when the mechanisms of the Scottish legal system were increasingly focused on the prosecution of witchcraft, the arrival of Law before the court marked the beginning of a formal trial process, designated as T/LA/2261.
The brevity of the archival trace surrounding Law reflects the fragmented nature of early modern legal documentation. While the records confirm their status as a member of the Angus household, they provide no further context regarding the specific allegations or the eventual outcome of the proceedings. As an unknown figure caught in the administrative machinery of sixteenth-century Forfar, Law remains a shadow in the historical record, representing the many individuals whose lives were abruptly intersected by the gravity of a witchcraft trial without leaving behind the personal testimonies or detailed depositions required to reconstruct their story in full.