In April 1568, the legal machinery of the Scottish state focused its attention on Effie Roger, a woman residing in the district of Stormont within Perthshire. Her case, documented under reference C/LA/3401, emerged during a period of intensifying concern regarding witchcraft across the realm. Following the formal initiation of proceedings against her, Effie was subjected to the judicial processes of the era, culminating in a trial recorded under reference T/LA/2269.
The surviving records regarding Effie provide limited but essential insight into the reach of the Perth courts during this volatile century. While the specific nature of the allegations brought against her remains obscured by the brevity of the administrative entries, the existence of both a case file and a distinct trial record confirms that she was brought before the authorities to answer for charges that carried the gravest of implications. Her movement from the rural landscape of Stormont to the jurisdictional seat of Perth illustrates the formal scrutiny that individuals faced under the prevailing statutes of the mid-16th century.