Casebooks

RN wheath^r shee be bewitched. Elisabeth Richardson.

SF m^r Eveling at 50 p 8. 5 Ilij {sic} ☿ an’ m’ vtrm {sic} sit venif

RN at this time or about 12. 15 a Tealer of Kempso asked me wheat^r he were not bespoken because he fell into a bleeding not thincking to live

SF Richard West of a year old 1597 the 27 Iun’ ☾ p m’ at 7 Diz / forspoken or noe/ the Aunt for the child

the sonn of Rich \Iohn/ & Effam Weste of newington g{illeg} Towne

at 7 p m’

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 Gesp^r Gadstone of Sawcy forrest 55. wheath^r bespoken or no of Ione Dustin. \vnmaried & her Aunt/ Dodslyes wife. for his finger prickt w^th a naile a nale thorough the finger sore ranckled. Martij 22 die ♃ h. 10. 15. 1599.

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 Thomas Travell of Hanslop. 60 yeres old enquireth wheath^r he be worded. the for his sore hand. w^c stinketh & wasteth. the 5 of August: being ♄. morning: /: he cane {sic} & enquired. this i8 of octob. die ☿ h. 2. 9. post m. 1598 /die ☿\

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 Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veret^r ne sit maleficio v^l veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die ♃ hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.

RN M^res Godstowe  morbo. March. 13. a very good water. troubled w^th exceeding heate. about he {sic} stomack & hart & cannot take any rest. Martij 13. die ♂ h. 12. 1599. veret^r \metuit/ venef. sore pluckt & pulled. Russ{e}

RN Will: Seere of haversham. 53 yeres old sitteth vp by the fier, very stiffe & hardly to {ground} onc in 24 houres complayneth of his body & lims & legs most in on of his sides all over his left syde ever sinc March last: first amisse not able to goe over the Dore threshall. sinc Alhalloutide. sent his wife to me Decēb. 21. die ♃. h. 12. 45. 1598. on of his legs the left wonderfully swelled. a very diseased body & hath had a greate cough.¹

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicant^r de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde w^c maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary w^th her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die ☿ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

RN Iane Bachouse of Hansloppe 7 yeres old. sick this twelfmoneth. cōplayneth in her bodye aches in her lims. pined away. speaketh very hartely & eateth her meate well. hath a great laske for this 2 moneths Marche 12 die ☾ h. 8. 56. ant m. cōplayneth of her hart & brest 1599. her lims will hardly beare her.