Casebooks

RN Will. Chester 4 yeres old a very hath not the vse of his lims. / Ap. 26 die ♃ h. 2. 30. m p m. 1599. a sober gentle Child.

RN Thomas Bustion of Ashton a towne servant deceb. 23 ☿ hor. 10. 20 ant m 160i

he canot move any of his mebers & lyms beneath his gyrdle 30 y.

RN M^r Marshall servant to M^r Talbot of Saldon 46 y novēb 27 ☾ h. 2. 15 p m 1620

in his backe cānot styr

RN Edw. Longstaffe of Hanslop halfe a yere Iuly 4. ☿. h. 11. 20 ant m 1632.

no vse of the right am {sic}/

RN Thomas Church of North Crouly ma{y} 6. ☾ h. 9. 20 ant m 1633

hath no vse of his ly{ms}

RN Williā Howse of {sic} Howes of Rodders Throppe 55 y Iuly 8 ♃ hor. 3. 45 p m. 1602. no vse of his armes or hands

RN Henry Parkin of Tempsford August. 30. ☾ hor. 6. 15 p m. {illeg} {sic} 1602 a batcheler Lyms ill cānot styrre casteth vp his meate looketh very ill

RN Iohn Rawlins of Thurly 63 y taken first Ian 17 ☉ h. 7 p m 1619. taken w^th an extreme stitch on his left syde & went to bed & rested|{ing}| {yee} & could not rise

RN M^r Stoyt of Uffington 18 y Iuly 25 ☉ h. 2. 15 p m 1619 /beworded\ /no vse of his arme\

RN Mich Wylli{s}|a|mson 7. y. & a halfe Iune 12. ☾. h. 9 ant m /1620\ lame in her legs hath no vse of his legs

RN Iames Steaphens /7 y may 7. ☿ h. 12. 25 p m 1628\ of Shellingford natus the 17. of Sept 1622 at betwixt h 7. 30 p m. 1628 {sic} \light headed/ sent to me/ \hath no vse of his lims/ roareth every night

RN Goodmā Campion of this towne Iuly 13 ♀ h 7 ant m 1632. |cānot styr any lim. 8 weekes ill|

RN M^r Ogles of th Wakefild lodg. 75. y Aug. 3. h {sic} hor. 9. 15 ant m 1633. /a Deadnes & nūnes in his left arme almost a month & felt litle vse of it\ |{th}e first figure|

RN Iohn Scarlet of Neweport 60 y troubled w^th a dead palsie. w^ch taketh away his sight vse of tonge legs we{k}

RN M^r William Chester was borne vppon Easter monday about 4 of the clock p m. this Child is f {sic} very small faynt feble of a longe visage hath not the vse of his lims but specially of his legs to goe natus āno dni 1596. 12 Apr. die ☾ h. 4 p m. 1596.

RN Nicholas yerbe of Potters Perry 25 y a batcheler on y^t dwelt w^th Rive of o^r towne 6 weekes henc novēb. 27 ♂ h. 10. 50 ant m 1604.¹

RN Edward Fessy of Dunstable Houghton 23 y Apr. 30 ♂ h. 10. ant m 1605

stroken sodenly in his left arme & left leg & memory the vse of all taken away taken & stroken the 21 of Apr. |was let blood at begyning.|

RN Iohn Field his sonne of Luton 14. y payned frō the head to the sole of the feete 2 days before newyers day. taken in a cold morning full of great wheales all over. his body as big as great beanes exceding poer & weake knoweth no body, nor can styr any te of his body very thirsty goeth to stoole well Ian 27 ♃ h. 3 p m 1620

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 ♀ h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in y^e morning very early

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often