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

Anne Knott of Holcott a widowe 46. y. Feb. 11. ♃. h. 4. p. m. 1630

Is light headed & talketh very idley sometimes rageth & raueth, hath beene soe eu^r since Saturday, since yesterday hath beene very ill. cannot sleepe¹

GJ Elsabeth Harrys of Padbury 32 y. May 4 ☿ ho. 8 a m. 1603

Troubled in mynde and fearfull that God will punish her.

U[1611–2] May. 14^th ♂ ho. 4^ta. 40. p. m. 1611.

Io: Nichols of Kimolton was here before April. 3. \1611./& had a vomit w^ch wrought wel a phrensy & lightnes in his head. /ætat. 50.\

RW M^ris: Anne Barker of Bar{illeg}|k|amsteede beyonde {Sen}ley. y. 26. d. ♀. h: 1. 30. p: m: Feb: 25. 1620. mente turbata: melancholica.

TG Mrs Mary Claton \16 y/ of moncksrisbor{ough} Martii 16 ♄ h. 6 p m. 1633.

distempered in her minde since yest{erday} hath beene mopish this 14night

TG William Brocke of Buckenell 40 y. Mart. 2 ☿ h. 1 p M. 1634 Somnia turbulenta et animi deliquia.

GJ Alice Harvy of North crowly 27 y Aug: 25 ♃ ho. 8. 45 a. m. 1608

Quærit^r conjux ejus vtꝝ sit gravida Troubled in mynde, would fayne go home to her owne house, now being at Filgrave as|w^t|^h her mother, but cannot be quiet in mynde. /

RW M^ris Iane Parkins of Dunstable y. 26. d. ♀ h: 10 ant: m: Martij 10. 1620. much afflicted in bodie & minde: troubled with melancholie

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

TG Alice Woo|d|hered RN \Woodward/ TG of Alsly \neere Cambrig{e}/ 53 y March 22 ♀ h. 5 30 p M.

troubled her in her minde cannot sleepe imagineth herselfe to be tempted by the de{vil}

GJ Frauncis Tomson \Miller/ of Lowton 48 y. Apr. 18 ☾ ho. 12 20 p. m. 1603

Light headed talkes Idly

GJ Iohn Harberd of Bowbrickhill 41 y. Octob. 25 ♂ ho 3 30 p. m. 1603.

Distraught of his wittꝭ ever since thursday

GJ M^rs mary woodward of Easton Maudit 20 y. feb. 21 ♃ ho. 9: 45 a m. 1605

Taken w^th Desperate fittꝭ her first fitt began on tuesday last. tooke a conceit tly by hearing of m^r Isakꝭ daughters of Fensham who as they report are possessed, & tly ex impatientia amoris

GJ Colmans sonne of Fenystratford 17. y. Decemb. 29 ☿ ho. 2. p m. lyes speechles and hath done so these 3 dayes tooke him first in the head

GJ M^res Hill of Lidlington 30 y. feb. 26 ♀ ho. 10. 35 a m. 1608

She had a maid came from Brickhill w^ch fell sicke in her house feares the infection heavy hearted.

W Ione Barton. y. 32. Iuly 3. ♀. hor. 9. 35. A. M. 1612:

troubled in mind this 2. yeers

E Martyn Daughter of Iohn Martyn of Rowsham 24. y. Apr. 8. ♃. h. 2. 1630¹

TG Robert Lucas of Charleton 60 y. ian. 30. h. 1. 30′ pM. 1634. troubled with thaughts & doubts of his weakened strength, which distresseth him.

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./