Casebooks

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken w^th a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth y^t the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. ☾ sep a □ ♄ ap ☌ ♂ y^t night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked w^th m^r Rob. Conye. feb 18. in y^e after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

M^res Iames mentioned M^r Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceitꝭ to w^ch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 ♃ h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

RN The noble lady of Westmorland \de la Spencer/ young S^r Rob Napers sister in Law by the maryg of her sister she Directed a letter to me touching a gentlewomā y^t wayteth on her on Mres Crost 21 y march. 15 ♃ h. 2. 25 p m 1627 /of Aptharpe\ /her wits & menory {sic} decayed & cānot be kept in her\¹

RN Rich: Clarke \a labourer/ of Toceter 40. y. ma\r/yed wife & 3 child. Ap. 3 ♃ h. 2. 30 p. m 1628 /a debayst Clark vnd^r a gentlemā put out of his place\

RN An Grene of H Hauxstone 43. y. Iune 16 ☾ h. 4. p m 1623.

M^r Candle a grave old mā dwelling in Attleborough in Nortfolk 60 y. a Scrivenour & a physition mtch {sic} sought vnto & told M^r \Robart/ Greene y^t his wife was beworded. Isabell Free the mother & her daughter Iennet free/

He gave out y^t it was no ague but a spirit.

Old yardly of Dunīgham w^th in 2 or 3 myles of Newmarket a gentlemā scholler a great physition 80 yers old no physick nor bathing will helpe her but a learned mā.

RN A Ioyner came for his mā mayed {sic} 30 y octob 19 ♂ h 8. 39 ant m 1624

RN Mres Hanger \30 y myles/ of Steapington the first fryday in lent 55 y Ian. 7. ♂ h. 2. 40 p m. 1622.

vp lip it was cut a litle after Whitsontyde about mydsomer. otherwise M^res {illeg}|E|dwards Knightꝭ Daughter at Pyddington full of fond fancyes before in her throate now sinc in her Lip & sayth y^t she is poonished for marying of D Hanger a parson.

A Womā otherwise Wise inough./ |she did strive {to} harme or Drowne her selfe.|

RN M^r Carten mynster of Daynton  fratre Carter yeomā \28 y/ novemb 1. ☿ h. 5 p m 1626 frentick new ague desp of salv. frater sine Consensu¹

RN M^r Edward Whiteb{illeg}|y|e\ie/ {sic} of the citty of Chester 50 y Decēb. 18 ♃ h. 8. 20 ant m 1628. |Recorder of Chester successour to Iudg Cooke & speaker in the liament for the cōmon weale a Sing: lawyer|

M^r B Thom B{r}eband student of the law & his kinsmā came for him

RN S^r Th. Nydleton {sic} touching his servant sick w^th a surfet & fall frō a payre of stayres. Ap 21. ☉ h. 6 p m. 1622

RN Edward Sutton of Croxson 45 y D{ecēb} 20 ♃ h. 4. 15 p m. 1627 /a master for a servant his plowmā\

RN An serv to ny {sic} old lady Dormers Chābermayd 2|3|0 y Ian 14 ♀ h. 3. p m. 1625

RN M^r Iohn Smyth p^racher at Milton Harnes by Bedford. of mye old acquat {sic} as he telleth me wrote in the behalfe of an honest neighbour 52 y Decēb. 22 ♀ h {sic} h. 1. 30 p m 1626 an Inne kee. |Th. Silbe of milton Harnes. 52 y| troubled w^th a great cough was well recoavered now ill agayne

RN Iohn Hickmā of layton Bussard 9 y next lamas Iune 7 ♄ hor 11 45 ant m. 1628

RN M^r Barnes of London for his father M^r Barnes |now| Sheriffe of London 60 y feb: 5 ♃ h: 6 p m. 1629. /S^r Rob. incouraged him thervnto\

a dead palsye

some what amended by meas {sic} of Doctor Wilson

yet craveth my opinion

RN M^r Rich East proctor in D Smyts office for An East 9 y Iun 7 ☾ h 11 20 ant m 1624 |of Weston vnderwood| for a great cough. the extremity wherof swelleth her face.

RN on M^r Silvester cane {sic} to ne {sic} for on mes Silvester Katherin Shatbolt of warrick shere y^t |y^t| laugheth & weepeth & is mopish for y^e space of 4 y or there about to vndertake her vppō the motion of on M^r Pritchad a p^racher of Ol|c|ly wh{ere} D smyth did Dwell octob 18 ☿ h. 3 30 p m 1626.

RN M^r Thomas Lane of Hitchenden. 14. y. Iune 18 ☾. h. 9. 30 ant m. 162i /pater sine cōsensu  filio\ |6 yeres ill like an Innocent cānot speake readily wheath^r recoaver or not.|

RN M^r Rich leate wrote to D Spicer to meete him at Tocetur or els on munday next t|a|t Stonystratford & to crave my consell for mres Harvey being weake & discontent in mynd may 8 ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1622.¹

frater  sorore sine consensu