Casebooks

RN Iohn Byrd of this towne sent his water beīg strangly handled & ready to die Iune 11 ♀ h. 3. p m. 1619.

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y Ian 1{illeg}|8| ☾ h. 10 12. 1619 /strangly handled w^th fits y^e mother suspecteth witchery\

RN Goody Hart bish Hatfild may 9 ☿. h. 2. 30 p m 162i

gr smytten w^th ill mēbers

Mary Hart strangly hanted

RN Mres Carpent^r of Parsnā 40 y Iuly. 12 ♂ h. 12. 15 p m 1608: strangly taken & vexed w^th a tertian ague had onc an Impostume cut out of her syde by Dr Ashworthe

RN Mres Haynsworth of Stonystratford 35 y & as mutch as frō the 4 of August last was strangly taken at the hart & did swound often tymes almost Dead Decēb. 9. ☿ h 12 1618.

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y march 15. ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 1619. |Is in strang fits. strangly handled w^th quaking fits. witchery suspected|

RN Rich Dudley of Shenly. 48 y may 13. ☾ h. 5. 25 ant m 1611. /strangly taken by fits at hart lik as on pinched & gryped. fery stroken\

RN Mary Wels \of Redburne/ first taken strangly being devoutely affected w^th a gydynes in her head & troubles of mynd & a fearfull trēbling march. 3. ☉ h. 7. 40 ant m. 1622¹

RN Henry Fish^r 40 y my man will. vnckle Apr 8. {h}|☾| hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1605. brought again his water. being not well. |metuit veneficiū|¹

RN Margaret Smyth. of Broughton 43 y Aug. 10. ♀. h. 9 ant m. 1627 |hath an ague every day sinc christmas|

strangly taken w^th a rising at her hart likely to swound sa a knife & feareth to see a knife & trēbleth at it.

RN Ioane Bradbery of great Horwood 42 y taken strangly in her right hucklebone w^th great ach about thigh & share pulling her in peeces cānot stand vppon it nothing to be sene taken Octob. 3. ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1630

RN An Silvester of Hunsdon in Hartford sheere 42 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6 ant m 1633

strangly handled in her feete w^th pulling & gnawing her feete w^th extremity of payns & her hands pill all over & the tops wore away w^th the payne & did extremely vomyte at the first for 4 days 16 weekes. & had 2 child w^ch vomyted sorely & on child dyed & she cānot sit vp nor goe but as she she {sic} is caryed nor cānot abyde any to touch her hands & feete & are extreme hot

vryne very good Iune 8. h {sic}. hor 6 ant m 1633. /h. 7. 30 ant m 1633\

Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6. ant m 1633.

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. ☿ hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whitꝭ of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

Mres An Barber sept 28 ☿ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled w^th her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aft^r hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calfꝭ of her legs.