Casebooks

RN Will Knight tooke his sicknes die {illeg} Ian 4 die Ian. {sic} 5. die ♀ h. 3. in aur. very evill handled w^th sicknes vomiteth hath a rising in his stomack leeke an apostume ready to stoppe his breath. burneth very mutch thirsty & drye. 1599.

RN Mres Vines took her sicknes at Piddington 30 of maye die ♂ h. betwixt 9. & 10 walking at night in her orcharde. & it tooke away her speache & brought a palsy in her side & armes. shee had no vse of her lims. 1598. die ♂ h. 9. 30 mi. p m maij 30. 1598.¹

RN Margaret fowler of Newport of 30 yeres old. sick a longe time about his|er| hart & every ioynt & a great payne in her hed of long time. {t}|c|omplayned on thursdaye last

Margaret fowler of Newport vnmaried of 40 30 yeres old sick a long time in hed hed {sic} & hart & hath a great reume come over her eyes for this longe time complayneth sinc thursday last about 12 at midnight. die ♃ novemb 16. die ♃. h. 12. at midnight 1598. they feare lest shee be bewitched of H.

RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheath^r p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die ♀ h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.

RN |1598.| Elsabeth Richardson tooke her sicknes the 2 of Iuly die ☉ h. int^r 10 & 11. 10. 30 mi an m. 10. 15. shee hath an idle hed & speaketh foolishnes bereaved of her speach & of her wittes

RN Susan Blundell 1597. feb. 12 die ♄. h in med. noct. 12. 30. m. was evilly handled of her disease. & it first toke her. in the night ready to choake her. /she became as a naturall chaingling. before she dyed & died in y^t sort\¹

RN R. N. quærit morbu et morbi causa. 1598. maij 19. die ♀ h. 4 int^r 4 et 5. 3 et 4^ta ant merid. cap et lubis.

RN |1598| Alce Rawling the daught^r of will Rawling fell sicke. about munday morning about Iulij 10 die ☾. 7. 30 ant {sic} she speaketh idlely & is bereaved of her speache & tounge boathe. & wites.

RN Susan Blundle {illeg} 1597 was grevously handled w^th a disease w^ch taketh her every saterday since it began to take her w^c was not vntill this yeare 1597 & towards the latter end of Ian. shee was greeved therw^th on feb. the 12 of feb{r} betwixt on & two in the mor:¹ shee is as on dead & sowneth 2 or 3 times togeath^r. or a litle after midnight betwixt 12. & on. it tooke her cōmonly in her sleepe./

RN Els. Butch: cæpit ægrot. 1597 Octob. 13. die ♃. h. post {sic} h. 9. she ke {sic} quivereth & trembleth. shee feared least shee was bewitched but she mended a weake after.

RN Susan Blundell toke her fit by some foolish vision & sight at what time she laughed & sawe Goody Greene & goody Nichols flinging of trenchers & when it tooke her as they say shee cryed out vppon Goody Barnwell. the 13 of Novemb. die ♄. h noctis circ 12 1596.

Susan Blundell

RN On sunday the last of Septemb. at 4 p merid.

RN Susan blundle.

1597 29 of Ian at \after/ midnight at betwixt on & two at 1. 30 mi. 2 & 30 \on & 30. m./ betwix 2. & 3. 2 & 30 m 3 a clock. mor. betwixt 3. & 4. at 4 a clock moring {sic}.

RN Rich. Sand. grav. ægrotab. 1597. Iunij 1{illeg}|8| die ♄ h. 1^a. 7. m. Invidꝯ alternis rebꝯ. a great heavines and vnlustines in all the body

RN Ihone Freeman about 16 \a wench of 16 y/ |borne on lamas day being sonday about the sonne rising| 1598. it tooke her about 2 a clock after noone 19 {sic} \20./ mi die 29 of Ap. die ♄ |2. 20 p m 1598.|

RN widowe Scamler fell sicke as shee told me about die ♂ hor 10 ant merd {sic} Iulij xj^th 1598. it tooke her in the small of the backe & reanes.

RN |An Midleton| her sicknes took her first the 12 \20/ of de{cē}b^r die ☿ at 6 in the morning 1598 mo{illeg} {ill}

RN Lawrenc Whites wife of Caucot

Rich Williamson child fell sick the 11 of Iune die ☉ h. 4 post 5. p. m.

1598 h. 6. 15 post merid this Day 7 weekꝭ die ♂ of Newport

RN Mres Vines fell extreeme sicke of|n| thursday night the 9 of novemb. at betwixt a 11 & 12. at night after the members of the howse had bene at bed 1598. I set it of myne owne accord they thought shee would have died y^t night. it holdeth her by fits prety well a friday ill on satterd. & prety well on sunday & monday but ill on tuesday following.

RN |Elisabeth Rookꝭ the wife of| Henr. Rookꝭ gravit^r egrotat the 2{6}|5| of Sept. post. merid. hora. 8. die Lun. 1592.