Casebooks

RN Robartꝭ Malins the sonne of old Thomas Malins died poysonig him selfe for that he could not mary w^th a a mayd y^t {eith^r} he loved extremely as some suppose 1590 die ♀ d Sept. 18. die ♀ h. 3. 30. mi. nos quærimꝯ morbū. h 2 15 mi. I was at the house & did see him fome at mouthe

RN Isbell worlye of Strixson paster in a lowe house. 50 y Iune 6. ♀ h. 2. p m. 1606 /in p^rsenc her selfe.\¹

RN Isbell Worl|d|ly {sic} \Worly./ of Strixon paster. 50 y Iuly 12 ♄ hor 5|6|. p m 1606. in p^rsenc.¹

RN Thomas Meacocke of Ket{p}|e|ringe in Northāpton sheer 3|4|5 maryed. a fully faced mā swarfe of face. Aug. 20 ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1601. came sooner but I could not talke w^th him. & George Pagget & this Thomas Meacocke came yesterday but I was from home.

Tempted to many follyes to make him selfe awaye & his frinds.

RN Sara Musgrave of Bletchly 25 y march. 28. {illeg} ☾. h. 12. 30 p m 1608 |in p^rsenc.|¹

7 yeres mayed {sic} 3 child. the youngest a yere & halfe old./

RN Goody kent of Padbey came to me lamenting her state telling me y^t she cānot s {sic} resist sathan no longer novēb 25 ☿ h. 11 ant m 1618

I prayed to god for her

RN Goody kent of Beckley came to my house craving my helpe agaynst the divels tentat. feb 4 ♃ h. 5 p m 1619.

Goody kent of Beckkly feb 4. ♃ h. 5. p m. 1619

RN Elis. Myles brought her owne water march 30 ♃ h. 7. 40 ant m. 1626

tempted sorely to doe her selfe hurt

RN Iohn Mortlack myne old patient Iune 23. 1627 came w^th a womā patent to me she was tempted to drowne her selfe in the tems & as god would have it, she was p^rserved

RN Thomas Marson of Luton 21 y old & 22 3 week{es} the monday before 2 & 3 in the morning his father came to me for his sonne who on satterday last did cast him selfe into well to drowne himselfe & was taken vp by great fortune may 9 ♃ h. 4 30 p m. 1633. /sine consensu\

RN Gody Hill of Hanslop tempted of the enemy came to my|e| for my counsell. Iune 4 ♀ hor 1. 40 p m. 1602.

RN Goody Parret a litle besydes Luton 36 y came to mee for counsell Sept 16. ☉ h. 4 p m. 1604.¹

RW Hugh Quicke of Clifton r{a}{i}{g}nes came w^th his wife, who was much trou{ble}{d} in minde & often times tempted (shee sayd) w^th an e{u}ill spirite to doe her selfe a misc{h}eife./ shee suspected a man & his wife in that {to}{wne}./ & when she{illeg} came home from mee she{illeg} tould her neighbours that I shewed her that {monster} in a glasse. but shee lyed./ d. ♂ h: 10. ant: {m}: Feb: 21. 1615. they came vnto me./

RN I gave Will. Rogars gratis a drā & halfe of pill corch{ra} in 3^d weight of helleb:/

he came againe & told me y^t the former wrought nothing at all w^th him. I gave him that gratis. to. his fath^r is so worldly & wretched. that he will give nothing to helpe him./

tempted of Sathan.

RN mary Hunt of Bisseter maryed. 26 y may 13. ☿ h. 2. 30 p m 1612 /in p^rsenc\¹

RN the husb. came for his wife at Pyddington tempted to kill her child desyres to come over to me M^r knight wrote for her Ap 21 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m. 1628.

RN \1597 6|M|ay 6. die ♀ h. 6|5|. hor. 5^ta m. 34./ Perkins a woman very crased in breane & mutch tempted. Came to me {for} {sic} quærens  morb.

RN I came to M^r Potkins of lilly by the how 62 y feb. 4. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m. 1606 |vxor  marito sine consensu./|¹²

RN Ellen Adkins \Hooton {sic} Houghton/ of Eversoyle. 30 y febr. 22. ☾. h. 2. 30 p m 1608¹

RN Sara Musgrave 32 y. Aug 7 ♃ h. 2. p m. 1617 /her husb came for a S mised\ |is locked every night to his {sic} bed.|¹