Casebooks

RN M^r William Chester was borne vppon Easter monday about 4 of the clock p m. this Child is f {sic} very small faynt feble of a longe visage hath not the vse of his lims but specially of his legs to goe natus āno dni 1596. 12 Apr. die ☾ h. 4 p m. 1596.

RN Thomas Bustion of Ashton a towne servant deceb. 23 ☿ hor. 10. 20 ant m 160i

he canot move any of his mebers & lyms beneath his gyrdle 30 y.

RN Ione Woodwarde of Hardmead 50 y Ian 3. {illeg}|♄| hor 12. in m. 1607.

lame in her backe loynes. feetes. cānot sty{rre}¹

RN Williā Howse of {sic} Howes of Rodders Throppe 55 y Iuly 8 ♃ hor. 3. 45 p m. 1602. no vse of his armes or hands

RN Mary Porter of Stadgdon 40 yeres troubled w^th an ache vppō her right should^r & arme & left thigh to her leg downeward & hath no vse of thē feb. 21. die ♃ h. 2 15 p m. 1600.

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 Goodmā Campion of this towne Iuly 13 ♀ h 7 ant m 1632. |cānot styr any lim. 8 weekes ill|

RN Will. Chester 4 yeres old a very hath not the vse of his lims. / Ap. 26 die ♃ h. 2. 30. m p m. 1599. a sober gentle Child.

RN Robart Eames his wife \Agnys Emes/ of marson. 30 y feb 5 h. 10 ant m 1621

taken in her lyms cānot styr

RN Edw. Longstaffe of Hanslop halfe a yere Iuly 4. ☿. h. 11. 20 ant m 1632.

no vse of the right am {sic}/

RN Thomas Church of North Crouly ma{y} 6. ☾ h. 9. 20 ant m 1633

hath no vse of his ly{ms}

RN Mres Millecent Sainders sister to S^r Thomas Temple at Brisworth. 5 myles beyond North Hāpton 58 y Ap. 25. ☿ h. 2. 30 p m 1627

had a fall frō a horse 6 weekes a goe frō a horse by w^ch her hucklebone was set out of ioynt

Then it was set by M^r Hayles & cōtinued so a fortnight & then Allen of Leycestersheere in Norton put it better in being not well set & she found ease by it a fortnight & mended and about a ten days sinc she cōplayned of it y^t she could not styrr Knee nor foote. /& her Knees & toes stand ever sinc outward\¹

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 Edward Fessy of Dunstable Houghton 23 y Apr. 30 ♂ h. 10. ant m 1605

stroken sodenly in his left arme & left leg & memory the vse of all taken away taken & stroken the 21 of Apr. |was let blood at begyning.|

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 ♀ h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in y^e morning very early

RN Mres francis Latch no vse of her lims cānot goe very weake march 30 ♃ h. 7. p m 1626.

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

RN Elis Walker of Densanger a yere old no vse of Lims cānot standed {sic} wasted may 9 ☾ h. 1. 20 p m 163i

RN Iohn Ihounson 58 y Iuly 11. ☿ h. 9. 50 ant m 1632 /of Dodington by wellingborough\

shephead

a fortnight sinc was taken in his knee swelled & rūneth vp to his thighs & backe & cānot rise |a bad stomacke|¹

RN Mres Vines took her sicknes at Piddington 30 of maye die ♂ h. betwixt 9. & 10 walking at night in her orcharde. & it tooke away her speache & brought a palsy in her side & armes. shee had no vse of her lims. 1598. die ♂ h. 9. 30 mi. p m maij 30. 1598.¹