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

GJ Alice Harvy of North crowly 27 y Aug: 25 ♃ ho. 8. 45 a. m. 1608

Quærit^r conjux ejus vtꝝ sit gravida Troubled in mynde, would fayne go home to her owne house, now being at Filgrave as|w^t|^h her mother, but cannot be quiet in mynde. /

SRN M^r Cade of Billesden sent his lre in the behalfe of Anne Tuballs & her mother Hector. Decemb. 2. ♀ h. 7. p. m. 1631.

RW Hugh Quicke of Clifton r{a}{i}{g}nes came w^th his wife, who was much trou{ble}{d} in minde & often times tempted (shee sayd) w^th an e{u}ill spirite to doe her selfe a misc{h}eife./ shee suspected a man & his wife in that {to}{wne}./ & when she{illeg} came home from mee she{illeg} tould her neighbours that I shewed her that {monster} in a glasse. but shee lyed./ d. ♂ h: 10. ant: {m}: Feb: 21. 1615. they came vnto me./

SRN My Cozen M^r Tho. Tyringham of Nether winchendon for his wiues neece Elizabeth \mrs Katheren/ Tyler. April. 19 ♄ h. 8. 20. a. m. 1634.

She is 37 y. old. borne vpon palme su{nday} about 12 or 1. in the night.

SRN M^r Iasper Trice of Brampton in Huntingdon sheire sent his lers for his Mother M^rs Pepys now of Hinchin Brooke 45. y. Feb. 27. ♃. h. 4. 15. p. m. 1640

SRN The father came for her & Carrid h. 11. 3. a. m. 1635

SRN My Cozen M^r Tho. Tyringham of winchendon for his wifes Neece. 20. y. May 30 ♀ h. 9. a. m. 1634.

SRN Thomas Nicholls of this Towne for his wife 32. y. Decemb 30. h. 12. in merid. 1634.

Ellin vicars of Grendon Ian. 27. ♃. h. 12. 50. p m {1631} /RN sine marit vxoris consensu\

SRN Fris. Payne of church Langton 67. y. April. 3. ♂. h. 8. a. m. 1632. |filius  matre sne {sic} eius consensu.|¹

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23 y. Iuly 23 ♄ ho 11. 55 a m. 1603

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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RN M^r Dolbe for ny {sic} counsell for mes Harvey m^r Leats Daughter Decēb 12 ♃ h. 5. 30 p m 1622RW

RN M^r king k {sic} King of Ashby in Leycester sheere 60 y Ap 1. ♀ h. 8 30 p m 1631

Richd Kinge of Ashbye Sent a letter for M^r. Anthony & M^res Bridgett Kinge. April. 1. ♀. h. 8. 30. p m. 1631

RN Mres Bridget his Daughter of M^r King. 19 y. Ap 1. ♀ h. 8 30 p m. 163i

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.