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 Cicely foster of hanslop 43 y may 20 ☾. h. 4. 39 ant m 1622 had no child this 20 y was swelled in her legs a quarter of a yere & now quite gone vpward & her belly is mutch swelled & her thigh & mutch gryped about her navell and casteth for this halfe yere y^t w^ch she taketh most cōmonly & keepeth her bed this fortnight desyreth but my prayers./

RN M^r Woullyston Ap 4 ♃ h 7 p m 1622

a purg dyet drink the {lees} of the mother & convulsion are all turned vp to the brayne mopish will not give on word leane /sine consensu.\

he sendeth only for stuffe to make a dyet drink to be delivered vnto Mres mockete at Barnet./

RN My Cosen Tyrlington sent me 12 rings cost 18^s 6^d Iuly 3 ♃ h. 6. p. m. 1628

sayth his wife is inwardly very hot, but cold outwardly faynt weake wasteth in her body weak in her back feareth y^t shd shall not live longe & hopeth to see me/

RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.

RN M^r Wyne for his sonne in lawe M^r Wylson. 32 y march. 26 ♂ h. 11. 20 ant m. 1622. /a Dropsy & a cōsūption feared, is mutch pyned & wasted in his legs & nowe cānot eat\

RN Michaell Adams of Over. 43. y. may 31. ☿. h 7. ant m. 1626.

melanch false feares touching sathans illusions fearfulnes of synne |apt to sleepe|¹

M^r Baker wrote in his behalfe

RN Henry Mon of Woulv^rton for his wife swelled every where belly legs {a}rms yet {tady} now & {th}{en} Decēb^r 4 ☾. h. 1. 3{illeg} {p} m. 1626

RN on of Woulverton for his Daughter 17 y Decēb 21. ♃ h. 3. p m 1620 a stitch on her syde fallen downe on her legs y^t she cānot goe. swelled & sore

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 Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 ☾ h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

RN M^r Woullystan of London  vxore extreely mad cānot rest nor will eate novēb 10. h hor 8. 50 ant m 162i

M^r Woullyston of London for his wife mad y^t cānot sleepe eate nor Drinke novēb. 10 h {sic} hor: 9. ant m 162i |will not eate.|

wheather her vomyts will serve & the liquid

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 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

RN An Southā of Croaton 33 y May 10 h {sic} hor 10 25 ant m 1623 light headed & vnruly & idle talke & is very furious cānot abyd any prayer to be sayd by her worse when she is bound |would murder her selfe maritus  vxore|

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 Mres Katherine Lathen \Leaventhorpe/ of Shinglehall. 15 y octob 22. ☿ h. 6. p m. 1623. /pater sine consensu\ /full of melanch speaketh litle\

RN M^r Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 ♃ h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held w^th the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

RN S^r Th. Mydleton for his sick Daughter. May 6 ♃ h. 4 20 p m 1624

susp eyther wo\r/ms or the pestif malig feaver craveth my poor prayers.

RN Iohn Peake of Heavencot by Tocetour 23 y a {I} {sic} wool wynder Ian: 21. ♀ h. 3. p m 1625.

frater  fratre |sine cōsensu| melancholia et delirio laborāte quæ illi divina videntia inflicta  subia taken in his trade & ritches gotten by his owne hands & industry, begā to growe ryotous & proud in his apparle & his monye w^ch he sayd he would lead to the poer. /othewise {sic} wary & sober now will sweare & talke idlely\ |no care of any thinge|¹