Casebooks

RN M^r Williā Hutchingson: 40. y: march. 28. ☿ h. 10. 25|0|. ant m. 1627. |vxor  marito a tale big mā. w^th yell hayre very mery & cheerfull by his owne nature & cōplexion taketh mutch tobacco pater  filio sine cōsensu/|

M^r Will: Hutchinson 40 y of Blūsā in Hutington {sic} sheere hard by Erith march 28. ☿ h. 10 30 ant m 1627.

a tale yell hayre very Ioviall & mery by his owne disposition very Kind & yet thrifty.

he was Chaplyn to B And |in| \his owne/ who bestowed on him a good sonage & p^rbend

M^r Hutchingson a p^rach a|&| a chaplyn to B Andros 40 y Iuly March 28 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1627. /brayne distempered extree {sic} proud of his gifts Iealous of his wife\¹

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 I receaved a thanckfull letter from M^r Abdye the counseller Oct decēb. 20 ♂ hor 2 \3 30 {sic}/ |15| p m 1603. \h 3. 15 p m 1603./ And shewing of his weake brayne.

RN my lady Dormer for m^r Robart her some {sic} Iune 5 ♀ h. 8. 20 ant m. 1612 |a weaknes in his brayne|

RN m^r will: Greenenough mynister for a frend & a gentlewomā of his acquanttance y^t hath taken mutch greefe & is out of tem in her brayne for y^t her frinds & parents would not bestowe her on a ty y^t she loved novēb. 17 ☾ {sic} h. 11. 30 ant m 1612.

RN Elizab. Him{e}merston of Benninghton 38 y Apr. 24. ☿ h. 6. 15 \7/ p m 16i6. |ill in her brayne./|

RN Rich. Shermā Shorland of floure by {illeg} {sic} Hayford 26 y the 2 sonday in lent last betwixt 9 & eleaven in the morning his father came for him Ap 23. ☿. h. 1. 39 p m. 1617 /pater  filio sine consensu.\¹

RN Georg Norish of Steaphenidge in Hartford par{ish} 32 y octob 9. ♃ h. 5 p m 1617 /crazed his braynes for love to a wench\

RN M^r Carter mynister of daynton  fratre cerebro et sensibꝯ male affecto novēb 1 \first/ ☿ h. 5 p m. 1626 /godly affected\

RN M^r Thomas Pagrave 23. y. Iuly the monday before May day Ap 27. h. 7. 30 ant m 1607 but came to me Iuly 17 |16| h {sic} hor. 5. p m 163i /was p^rsent\ /brayne distempered.\

RN M^r fanshaw broght {sic} \sent/ me a letter touching his M^r fanshawe his brother. Iūe 29 ♀ h. 8. 20 ant m. 1632 distemp in bray{ne}

RN Rich Turvy of \Ioh Hows \otherwise/ Hows \high Constable// \of Dagnell/ |30 y| distēp. in brayne Iune 20 ♃ h. 8 30 ant m 1633.

distēpered in breane

RN Makums sone in law Winkles came for a frind of his that was mopish. & weake in his brayne. Iune 22. ☿ hor. 5. 30 ant p m. 1603.

RN Alce lelā of Brixworth. 33 y septēb vj. h. 3. 30. p m husb sent to me agayne may 24 ♄ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1606.

hart hole but brayne distēp wits & sences gone

RN Iohn Maryot of Rhoode 28 y. Iune 8 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1611. /in p^rsenc\¹

RN Agnys Richards of Kaysoe in Bedfordsheere 63. y. Decēb. 30 ☾. h. 10. 50. 11. ant. m. 1611. troubled these 6 weekes in her hed & brayne w^th idle fancies & cānot tell any reason of it

RN fayth Harbart of Princes Ridgboroug 34 y Ap 3. ♀ h. 4. p m 1612. mayed {sic}/ distēpered in her brayne tēpted thric sought to perish her selfe & yet god hath p^rserved her.¹

RN M^res Longfild for her husb. what course to be vsed for his brayne is idle heade march 24 Ian ♂ {illeg} h 12. 40 p m 1618

RW Iohn Coleman of Little Brickhill d. ♂ h: 10. ante m Martij. 14. 1620. hath not slept for 5 or 6 dayes: crazed in his brayne: troubled with melancholy

RN Georg Thorpe of Old Stonystratford 57 y Iuly 11. ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m 1623. new ague a weake brayne.