Casebooks

RN Iohn Robartꝭ of Olnye a yere & halfe Ian. 12. ♃ hor 3. 20 p m 1604

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

RN Iohn Gadstone of Cole Brayfild 7. y. Iune 26 ☾ h. 9 ant m 1620 /An Capill suspected hath not come to church these 3 yeres\

vtrū patit^r maleficū

SF Ihon Correll of too yers old / 1601 the 18 of Aprill ♄ an’ m’ at 30 p 9 Diz. et vtrū veneficata n^c nō/

RW Mary Bonner of Flitton y. 9. d. ☿ h: 0. Ianuar: 23. 1622. much swelled in her head & face: & her belly sometimes. scoureth much

RN Williā Morgan 6|7|. y the sonday aft^r lamas daye. & then lamas day was on frydaye about evening prayer. about 5 p m 1601. 1606. \August: 3. ☉ h. 5. 2|3|0/ 1600 {sic} p m 1600 hath bleede sinc very mutch. waterish blood. ✝ Margery Bagly suspected./

RN Marg. Dixye \Maxye/ tooke away & kii|c|kd|e|d of the sticks of frō the firre {sic} march 12 ♀ h. 10. 45. ant m. 1624 /9 weekes sinc yest tormented\¹

old goody Dixye susp. this womā brought a few sticks & put it on the fire & burned

RN Michaell Ringborough caryed his Child Th: Ringborough. to Elis Garband house an alehouse to Drink & feareth lest she should hurt his child w^ch was neav^r well sinc could {illeg}|g|oe now loveth to lye all on the backe

RN Harry Clarke of Ashon 6 y. swollen in his face cryeth & skriketh. Ian 18 die ♀ h. 12 1. p m. 1600. metunt veneficiū

RN Iohn Rachell of Elstoe 6 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 16i6. lame in the knes a fortnight ever sinc Goody Slone was denyed to bake w^th her /

feareth y^t on goody Slone hath wronged it.

RN Th. Ashon 6 y sept 9 ♃ h 1 p m 1619 a great cough bad longs Ellen Ashon susp

RN Edw. Pen of old Stratford a yere & halfe & 3 weekes this next sonday about six in the after noone borne. cane {sic} to me Apr. 24 h {sic} hor 11. 15 ant m 1624 on goody Clarke y^t dwelleth had {sic} by he & she Did curse the child 2. y. sinc & neaver sinc but scoureth cōtinually whatsoev^r it teaketh & breaketh out mutch

RN Goody Knights child 9 y feb. 22. ♃ h 8 ant m. 1627 |falling sick a burning feaver|

witch feared by her mother

Robt Sum̄erly of Doddington 2. y. March 13. ☿. h. 12. 20. p m 1633

simple & mopish, flesh fallen from y^e wast downeward, weak at Knees, & cannot stand. was Sick \at/ a q^rter olde, & was neu^r well since. feareth some ill to\u/ngue. Gadwife Purny Susp.

RN An Gale of Goldington. 28 y Ian 7. h {sic} hor. 11. \30/ ant m. 1614 {sic} /looketh to be delivered on candlemas\¹

Margery Steaphenson & Ione Chāberlyn & Elis Gale & Ellen Warner so reputed

Edward Gale her Dau sonne 4 y. Well by fits & then cōpl of y^e hart.

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 Isbell forman of Ridgmont 6 y. Iuly 12 h {sic} hor. 10. 20|5| p|a|nt m 1606

left hand sore swelled & broken. this 3 quarters of a yere swelled & lately broken

metuit veneficiū Marg Brinckloe or vnderwood now

RN a litle child halfe yere old swoundeth & fometh as one having the falling sicknes. vexed w^th many convulsive fits Decēb 30 ♂ h. 11 ant m. 1623.

goody Huccot next neighbour suspected

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.