Casebooks

RN Agnes fisher of Newport servant to Foster the carier 23 yeres hath not her Courses & is swollen in her legs & hoven in \about/ her harte. & cannot take her winde at 11. 30. mi p m {sic}. 1599.

RN Gryphen Crocker of litle Kymble 60 y. Decēb. 3. ♄ hor. 9. 50 ant m. 1603. his eyesight blasted on \fayled him/ y^t by litle he knoweth not howe

his grond is haunted & treasure is hid there as the report goeth.

there is hard mutch musicke & melodye. |this Gryphen Crocker dwelleth in y^t house hath seene lightꝭ.| the son of Elsborough 16|7||8| y sinc delivered a note out of a booke vnto Henry Gynger y^t now dwelleth at wiggynto in hartford sheere an old man of 80 yeres. as followeth.

Elsborough church & litle Kymble church of the right syde of the way betw even against the castle hill ther lyethe of gold & sylver & Iewels brasse & pewter a weane load layd in by lord Everet knotsby & his man at the conquest this was all y^t was delivered him in a note w^ch he lost willing him to enquire furth^r for he him selfe saw often a great light w^ch hath bene seene since by many sinc his death. & sometymes there will appeare a thing leeke a blacke hogge & very lately seene a \white/ catt w^th a marvelous long & great teale w^ch rāne into a pond musick hard lately by Crockwell & his wife & children.

Henry Ginger w^th in those 2 yeres when some came to seek this treasure saw a white bullocke w^thout ye eares & hornes. & others saw a feare gentlewomā. a lyon an Antlop a fyer {sic} w^th a gray cloke cast vppō his shoulders. but none could fynd the treasure./

RN Ellys Holmes of Mylton beyond Woburne the p^rach^r there borne the son succeded his father Octob. 4 ☾ hor. 2. p m. 1602 |An Arisinge of the lunges.|

RN Rich. Nuttoll of Calverton schole mast^r a curate came to se me August 13 ♃ hor. 1. p m. 160i vnmaried a traveler.

RN On Chambers \a vagrant fellowe./ came to me Octob. 8 ♃ hor 6. 15. p m. 16{illeg}|0|i he sayd he was a minister & destitute of mony but was a wandring merchat {sic}

RN M^r kinge m^r whaly & the rest of the lecturers of Toceter sente vnto me that I would come over to see M^r Iansone a minister y^t is {sic} lyeth as it were in a despayre & cannot be comforted. by a letter Octob. 10 die ♄ hor. 6. 30 p m. 160i quæro vtru sit pos morbꝯ eius sit curabilis nec ne. freneticꝯ. desperabundus.

RN Iohn kee my lady Cookꝭ man of Hartwell Ian 2 ♃ h 1. 30 p m 1605 {sic} fell frō a tree Doth ratle. clotted.

RN M^r Bradley son of Simpson for his mā y^t was 2 y henc maryed in y^t towne for a flix y^t he hath had 2|4| days Iune 26 ☿ h. 2. 3|4|0. p m 1605.

RN M^r Wels son of Carleton & Chellington & 50 y Ian 11. ☾ sent to me for a neighb that {sic} hath a fuller y^t hath bene Robbed of a 100 yards of stuffe Ian 11. ☾ h. 2. {illeg}|15| p m 1608.

I dimisi inanū./

RN An the Cookes wif{e} the lady Grenewy serv. Apr 14 ♃. h. 10 40 ant m 1608

RN all my lord Hintens Wentworths men sorely handled w^th the the {sic} burning feaver./

M^r Edward Ferrers my lords \wentworths/ secreatary wrought wrote in there behalfe my lord & my lady mutch afflicted. for th {sic}is new for the sicknes of there servants. & craveth my best counsell sept 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 16i6.

RN Mres Pruden the citchin mayd & butler 30 y serv to old M^r Pulton

RN Goody Ashburner of this towne febr. 26 ♀ h. {10} 30 ant m 1619

Iudg Elvertons baylie

Vtrū coniungiū.

RN A husbandmā of Sawford had a mad mare y^t bit o{t} {sic} 2 of his horses his son & his mā came for my Consell |Iuly 27.| h. 2. p m 1619

RN M^r Isaac Bedford p^racher & Scholemaster of Sutt{illeg}|o|n. 30 y Ap 8. ☾ h. 4. 30 p m 1622

1 {sic} for a huskin cough. taken w^th a cold a fortnight.

RN M^r \Danyell/ Gyst sent her {sic} water May 11 ♂ h. 8 45 ant m 1624 \of Ravensdon p^racher & schoolemaster/ feeleth some grudgings of his former disease arising of wynd in his stomake it weares away quickly.

RN M^r Worcester {illeg}|C|urate & lecturer of Olny 26 y march 25. ♀. h. 4 20 p m 1625

RN M^r Step of newp hath obtaynd of the Archbish Sherngton {sic} the bishop letting it fall in the lapse after 6 months & better none accepting it nor instituted into it Feb 7. ☿ h. 3. 30 p m 1627

RN The lady Ienings touching her nurce y^t is willing to retue {sic} & a mayd of Countes her acquant onc & another Amulet to be sent her sone M^r Thomas Aug. 26 ♀ h. 7 ant m 163i

RN Will Campion my serv long sinc woodward to S^r Th Neavell for his cold & hot backe