Casebooks

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 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 Itm’ An Tomson of Sherington 12^d {sic} moneth old. Apr. 12 die ♄. h. 1. p m. 1600

was here first on sunday last at 2 a clocke p m. 1600 troubled lame in on of the legs & on of the hands.

RN Robart Lane of North Crowly 37. yeres a Dropsy Iune 19 die ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1600

Dropsie leek./

metuit veneficiū viduæ Hall.

swelled w^th red spots & angry

RN I came to M^r \George/ Piggets howse of Bechampton 60 y. at 10. 45. ant m. 1600 {sic} Ian. 7. die ☿ hor. 10. 45. ant m. 1601.

GJ Lettice Ball of Nash 17 y Apr. 18. ☾ ho 11. 45 a m 1603. Quærit whether any evill tongue have power over her. Cannot sleepe is light headed & sometymes talkꝭ Idly

RN M^r Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eith^r of moth^r or apop. litharg.¹

RN Ma\r/y Stapleton 7 y f {sic} Ian. 5. ☉ h. 4 30 p m. 1612. pater sine cōsensu.

RN An Winch of luton Iuly 20|5| y. Iuly. 12 ☿ h. 11. 20 ant m. 1615¹

RN Mres Haynsworth of Stonystratford 35 y & as mutch as frō the 4 of August last was strangly taken at the hart & did swound often tymes almost Dead Decēb. 9. ☿ h 12 1618.

RN M^r Wallys in Mres Pantōs behalfe being strangly visited quærit vtrū mrs Panton nō sit passa veneficiū Iuly 30. ♀ h. 7. ant m 16i9

RN Mres Myles of Watton 50 y Decēb 20. ☿ h 11. 38 ant m 1620.

Mres Myles of Watton 50 y of Watton Decēb 20 ☿ h. 11. 30 ant m 1620

Mres Myles of Watton Decemb. 20 ☿ h. 11. 38 ant m 1620

RN Lettice Shermā of Woulv^rton 23 y march 29 ♃ h. 8 9. ant m. 162i

she came heather w^th her mother. strang fits then swoūding in her bed as the falling sicknes or mother.

RN Iames Smyth of Broughton natus march 2i ☿ h. 3 p m 162i but his godfather m^r Wilson came in his behalfe affirming y^t the child was bewitched by an old {illeg}|b|ad womā of the towne Iuly 25 ☿ h 8 ant m 162i

RN Mary Smith of yardly sent for me to come to her march 8 ♀. h. 1. p m 1622 |was sorely haunted|

RN A poor mā of London for his melanch wife who suadeth her self y^t I cā helpe her. Iune 26 ☿ h. 8 {illeg}|2|5 ant m 1622

mutch melanch supposeth |y^t| she is beworded & y^t I can helpe her./

RN Goody Hopkins child sent to know wheath^r bewitched Ian 2|3|1. h {sic} hor 11. 20 ant m 1624 /the child p^rsent\

RN Th Bigs his water march 18 ♃ h. 7. ant m 1624 at litlington mopish fearfull that a womā whō he beat & brake her hed Did beword him Margaret Beale suspected

SRN Thomas Griffin of Artlingburrough 35. y. Decemb^r. 19. ♄. hor. 12. 1629 RN /supposeth y^t he is bewitched Gabrell \Brawne/ to be tryed tuesd after the 12^th Day\ SRN

RN The womā his wife Ioane Brawne hath 5 teath. Isaac was her vnckle y^t was hanged 2 y sinc at Northāpton he bewitched Mres Mary Robinson

RN \It begā on thursday last betwene 4. 30 p {sic} 1632/ M W veneficū ach in his \right/ should in extrmty {sic}. ever sinc Easter day y^t he cānot sleepe Ap. 4 ☿ h. 11. 20 ant m 1632