Casebooks

RW Ioane Parkinson of Pirton in Hartfordsheire. y. 20. d. ♂. h: 3. 30. p: m: Maij. 1^o. 1627. moopish this tweluemoneth, distracted of her witts: fell ill first vpon a beatinge by her dame: no sence or vnderstandinge at all, nor a word frō her can be gotten vnlesse they anger her, & then she bids a rat on them they trouble her. hath them well. eateth vnreasonably m^r Hamond wrote for her in her behalfe a lustie wench

RN M^r Wyllison of London for his wife in a maner distracted very mopish & full of melancholy Martch 23 ♀ h. 7 p m 162i sine consensu |in Austen Fryars neare the Dutch church.|

RN M^r Page of Oxford a noice in his head it made him mad & w^th mutch a doe cured now craveth my helpe & counsell & would come over Ap 13 h {sic} hor 7. 15 ant m. 1622¹

RN Ralph wynter\ton/ fellow of kings college a rare young mā for learning studyousnes & strictnes of life mopish melancholick fell ill by overmutch study & y^t a knight inter{n}ayning him to rede to his sone & yeare mising him 30^l  aiū {sic} put him no mā cā yet leare {sic} the cause after a quart^r of a yere {s} {sic} his father sent for him march 24 ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1622 |23 y Aug 26. h. 3. 30 p m.|

RN also she Did write in the behalfe of a mad womā y^t canot slepe but rage day & night /Goody Shepheard of Offley 42 y.\

RN M^r Robert Basket of Divelish: in Dorcet sheere 2 3|4| {sic} |24|. y. octob: 9. ♂ h. 3. 30 p m. 1627 |M^r of artꝭ|

satt was senet grew out of the way. but on sonday sonewhat {sic} outragious. /given to stilling & chimicall distill.\

his mother sent to her sister have my

sine consensu

very religious sober & studious¹

RN Rich: Lucas of G Nortot a yeomans sonne 30 27 of Ap 27. 1595. about 12. ☉ at noone sent march. 3. ☿ h. 5. 39 p m. 1624. /mayed {sic} 2 yeres. on child a twelfmoth {sic} old\

3 quart of a yere ill in his head mynd braye {sic} & head troubled mopish & fe{l} careles of his busynes. |Worst at the full of y^e moone 3 days before or after/|

boath the fathers obst{in}at of & on in y^ere maage {sic} pater sine cōsensu. et vxor cū Consensu sed nō filius wheath^r they should bring him heather.

RN Michaell Adams of Over. 43. y. may 31. ☿. h 7. ant m. 1626.

melanch false feares touching sathans illusions fearfulnes of synne |apt to sleepe|¹

M^r Baker wrote in his behalfe

RN Ione Hammō of Hartf{ord}shere by Mres Brog{rave} 21 y Ian 7 ♂ h. {1} p m. 1623

Mres Brograve w{rote} in her behalfe.

Ione Hāmon \of Bullingford Westem⸫/ of Hartfordsheere w^thin a myle of mres Brograve 21. y. Ian 7. ♂ h. 1. p m. 1623. \was not present but in the towne/ not capable of senc mopish & foolish & obstinate. /was not then p^rsent\

RN Mres An Eare sister to Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y feb 12 ♂ h. 12. 45. p m 1629 sent her second water |mtch {sic} melanch head ill ill|

RN M^r Woullyston Ap 4 ♃ h 7 p m 1622

a purg dyet drink the {lees} of the mother & convulsion are all turned vp to the brayne mopish will not give on word leane /sine consensu.\

he sendeth only for stuffe to make a dyet drink to be delivered vnto Mres mockete at Barnet./

RN a young mā \30 y/ that M^r March of Dunstable sent for tempted in mynd march. 14 {♀} h. 11. ant m 1628 /of Dunstable\

RN The noble lady of Westmorland \de la Spencer/ young S^r Rob Napers sister in Law by the maryg of her sister she Directed a letter to me touching a gentlewomā y^t wayteth on her on Mres Crost 21 y march. 15 ♃ h. 2. 25 p m 1627 /of Aptharpe\ /her wits & menory {sic} decayed & cānot be kept in her\¹

RN Goodmā Cardwell of this towne sent his water march 10 ☉ h. 9. 30 ant m 1622 ¹

RN Mres Chis{le} {sic} |Chysell| of Dunton 30 {sic} \30/ feb 16 next sent Decēb 10 ♃ h. 3. p m 1629.

RN Th Lane borne Iune the 7 {sic} \8/ ☾ h. 4. 25 \40/ ant m 1620 1607 /sences decayed at all tymes not knowing what he doth\

RN Rich Stocker of wybost sent first Ap 22. ♄ h. 4. 30 p m 1620 |sine consensu|¹

RN M^r fettyplace bone {sic} octob. 3. ☿ h. 5. pm 1593.

RN M^r Iohn Browne of ToleTharpe 29 y may {♂} 30 ♂ h. 6. p m. 1620 /a very p^r mā\

w^thout her husb. cōsent

S^r Iames Evington wrote in his behalfe & suaded the gentlewomā his wife to write vnto me in her husb. behalfe purposing to send him heath^r vnto me to give him physick if so be I am in hope to mend & cure him.

RN M^r Iohn Busbee {illeg}|s|ent for my iudgment Iul 18 y sept 18 ☉ sept 11 h. \3. 30 p {m}/ 1597.

sent to me Iuly 31. ☾ h. 6. p m 1620 /mutch troubled w^th melancholy to crave my opinion/\¹