Casebooks

RN Chrystopher of Wren of Hanslop. 60 y octob. 25 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m 1606.

for his eyesight red & waterish.

RN The old lady Ienning Bulbeck of y^e Strand 69 y octob 8: ☿ h. 8. 25 p m 1623. |sent her water indiff. head eys eyes waterish & reddish. & bloodshotten|

RN Gryphen Crocker of litle Kymble 60 y. Decēb. 3. ♄ hor. 9. 50 ant m. 1603. his eyesight blasted on \fayled him/ y^t by litle he knoweth not howe

his grond is haunted & treasure is hid there as the report goeth.

there is hard mutch musicke & melodye. |this Gryphen Crocker dwelleth in y^t house hath seene lightꝭ.| the son of Elsborough 16|7||8| y sinc delivered a note out of a booke vnto Henry Gynger y^t now dwelleth at wiggynto in hartford sheere an old man of 80 yeres. as followeth.

Elsborough church & litle Kymble church of the right syde of the way betw even against the castle hill ther lyethe of gold & sylver & Iewels brasse & pewter a weane load layd in by lord Everet knotsby & his man at the conquest this was all y^t was delivered him in a note w^ch he lost willing him to enquire furth^r for he him selfe saw often a great light w^ch hath bene seene since by many sinc his death. & sometymes there will appeare a thing leeke a blacke hogge & very lately seene a \white/ catt w^th a marvelous long & great teale w^ch rāne into a pond musick hard lately by Crockwell & his wife & children.

Henry Ginger w^th in those 2 yeres when some came to seek this treasure saw a white bullocke w^thout ye eares & hornes. & others saw a feare gentlewomā. a lyon an Antlop a fyer {sic} w^th a gray cloke cast vppō his shoulders. but none could fynd the treasure./

RN Iohn Hescok of Strickson 60 y. Martij 10. die ♂ hor. 2. p m. 1601.

 oculoꝝ caligine

RN Rich Weatherhead {Ap} 22 ☾. h. 7 ant m 1622. eye sight

SRN My Cozen M^r Robert Naper of Ponknel in Dorset sheire 60. y. Novemb the 7. /♃\ h. 12. in. mer 1633

much troubled with a dimnes & sorenes in his Eyes w^ch are a little red & a little swolne. Can see very little of one of them.

RN Edmund vnderwood 62 y for his eyes red dȳmis|s|h.

RN Goody Darby the Sextons wife of Newp for bad eyes & sight 60 y may 10 ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 162i

RN \S^r Rob. for his wifes red bloodshotten eyes/ {T}he old Lady Napeir for her red eyes. Aug. 6. ☿ h. 4. 45 p m. 1623.

RN Mres farrer 60 y may. 13. ☿. h. 12. 1618      hed light eys dym.

RN Iohn Scarlet of Neweport 60 y troubled w^th a dead palsie. w^ch taketh away his sight vse of tonge legs we{k}

RN M^r Carter \67 yeares./ of husband Crowlye cānot take his winde. ever sinc East^r can ride but not goe afoote feb. 13. die ☿ h. 11 ant m 1600 can scarce see a ringin{g} of bels. full of fleme

RN Goody white of Grendon 60 y maij 3. ♃ hor 11. 45 ant m 1604. her hed ill & eyes wat^r.

RN Bridget N{illeg} Tom{ky} {sic} |Tom|kyns of Newnton 60|3| y feb. 25. ♃ h. 11. 2{illeg}|38| ant m. 1608

could not sleepe but by a stūble onc or twice a weeke not these 9 \11/ weekes

feareth y^t shee is vnd^r an ill tongue /feareth the loosing of her sences for lack of slepe/\

RN \mres Elis knight/ Hath a nother Daughter y^t was hit yesterday w^th a peece of bred in yorest & her ey ve\r/y mutch swelled. y {sic} she cānot see sent for my counsell what to doe.

RN Thomas wynter of Pyddington 67 y Iune 9 ☿ h. 9. 15 \10. 15/ ant m 1619 /right eye blood shotten stroke decēb 12. 1618. ♄ hor 11. & on.\

RN An Hore \& or Wats/ of Woulverton. 60 y Iune 24 ♃ h. 3. p. m. 1619. swelled in face & eyes ill & cānot see nor lift vp her eyes.

RN An Clarke of Adstock 67 y decēb. 5 ☉ h. 3 p m. 1624 a wedd next at night 5 weekes Dreamed in the night & was at her waking in a trance her {illeg}|s|ight & sences fayling her & is redy to sink away sodenly by fits in her sight & sences & swȳing of her brayne offreth to cast & to goe to stoole but cānot