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

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. ☾ h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed¹

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

RN The faukners wife to S^r Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheath^r it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula

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 Mres Muskot of Earles Barton 40 y octob 13 14 ☉ h 3 30 p m 1627 |a burning feaver|

paynd w^th a payne about her belly & navell. back weake vseth to high mtch

1 her vomyt wght {sic} well \2/ had a Cordiall

would know wheath^r she should be let blood

vide Octob. 11.

I receaved a nother lett^r frō Mres Neale in her behalfe

RN Rich layton of Newnton Blossomfild 55 y march 14. ☿ h. 1. 40 {sic} \2./ p m 1627 had a fall frō a mow & hurt his syde back & loynes ill

vtrū veneficiū passus fuerit \goody Marcholl susp/

RN Edward Winse of Luton 25 y now mayed {sic} at Christmas Last hath bleed often tyms at the right nostrell & is {sic} hath swonded on tuesd last 3 tyms extree {sic} feeble & weake March 15 ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1627.

RN Elis Assabee of Lavendon 50 y march 16 ♀. h. 11 ant m 1627 swonded on weddensday last & the belly y^e bell went \for her/ extree {sic} sore & tormented in her bodye cānot abyde to be touched hath great mise\r/y of the left syde |extree {sic} misery sinc weddensday|

RW Henry Eustane of Chinner. y: 28. d. ☿. h: 11. ant: m: Maij. 2. 1627. ill 4 weeks /a great payne runneth vp & downe into his back belly & sometimes into his legs.\

RN old mes S {sic} white 5{1} \60/ young mes white \of Caucot/ 22. y. May 31. ♃ h. 4. 45 p m 1627

old Mres White for her rheme in her Hands & eys w^th an itching & a stuffing in her stomacke

RN Williā Wilson of He{illeg}|ck|son in Hartford sheere 25 y Iune 19 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 1627

month ill mopish & wont to hang him selfe. being mightely tempted therevnto & gratiously p^rserved & sinc his nynd {sic} is troubledd {sic} y^t he is dāned therfore & cā not be quieted in his nynd {sic} was p^rsent.¹

RN Elis: Niggous of Shelton by Deane a widow 56 y. Sept 3. ☾ h. 10 ant m. 1627. troubled w^th a rising vp w^th a burning ach into her head & eares

RN mres Scots \a {sic} litle/ child 2 y \3 quarters old/ y {sic} octob. 8 ☾ 8 h 2. 1. p m 1627 the lady Winses child of Everton in Huntingdonshere broke out in his face when he was a month old & so continued at tyes halfe a yere

hath fits of a falling sicknes w^th convuls.

would knowe what she shall doe after the playster of Canthard be taken of

RN a womā of Stonystratford for an Impost in her eare & crāpe in her eye & syde of her fa{ce} & dead palsye in her cheeke octob 30 ♂ h. 12. 20 ant m 1627

RN vseth to bleed mutch at nose & yest night he bleede a quart & so /also before y^t he swonded w^th it waterish blood.\ h. 12. 20 p m 1627 /novēb. 4. ☉ h. 12. 20 p {sic} 1627\ |head ach.|

RN The Lady Tyrrell of Thorneton. 56 y Ian 17|8| {sic} 18 ♃ h. 1. p m. 1627

craveth my Consayle for her rheme & cough teeth gone & wasted

RN Elis Duncōbe of Westing 16 y feb 2 15 ♃ h. 2. p m 1627 sick sinc weddensday on her head & right foote & cā not rest for it by strang fits tingling & ready to flee in peeces

RN Goody Knights child 9 y feb. 22. ♃ h 8 ant m. 1627 |falling sick a burning feaver|

witch feared by her mother

RN Mres Stop of Newport mother \the wife/ of M^r Stop the p^racher brought a bed this Day sennet March 10 h {sic} hor 5 p m 1627 Aguish Costive full of wynd

craveth my Consayle