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

RN M^res Pedder for her husb. plexed w^th greefe for certen writings cōmitted to M^r Nichols sonne & cānot sleepe to crave my counsell feb 12 h {sic} hor 6 p m 1620¹

RN Elis Cowly of Chichely. 46 y. may. ☾ 20. ☾ h 10 20 ant m 1633. /was p^rsent\

mynd troubled w^th doubting & a fearfu{l} melanch & di{d} seeke to hurte her selfe

RN Makums sone in law Winkles came for a frind of his that was mopish. & weake in his brayne. Iune 22. ☿ hor. 5. 30 ant p m. 1603.

RN Elis fox of Shenly 36|4|. Iuly 6. die ☾ hor. 1 p m. 160i

taken w^th a feare in a wood thinking shee hard a voice ever sinc out of her wits.

RN Iohn Nichols of Kemolton a young mā mopish not well in his wyts may 10. ♀ h. 8. 15 p|a|nt m 1611. the parish would send him to me.

RN Henry Tomson of lowton. 25 y {T} Septemb. 2 ☾. h. 12. 1611.

mopish & foolish almost every day alike. & will laugh at his owne folly.

RN May {sic} Carter of great Stowton. 27 y Ap 2 ☿ h. 7. 30 ant m 1617 |he brought his wifes water|¹

RN Henry Far of WavendonIa 32 y Ian 24 ☉ h. 4. 40|5| ant m 1619. extreme ill in his hed knoweth not what he taketh {sic}.

RN An Parkins of Tachebrooke. 44 y Ap 13 ♂ h. 1. 28 a|p| m 1624 talketh {in}dico{ro}sly & seyeth y^t her child will bagge hath assayed to muder {sic} her selfe {illeg}|t|o Kill her selfe w^th knife & to drowne her selfe but could \not/ Despayreth of her salvature & sayth y^t she did neaver serve god

maritus  vxore vxor suspicat^r maritū quæsiturū auxilū {sic}  vxore

her mother was troubled w^th physick

RN Robert Muns of Maldene a yere & 3 quaters {sic} idle headed {f} squeaketh rageth & cānot sleepe & wrigeth the body. Iune 1. ♂ h 7. 20 ant m 1624

RN on M^r Silvester cane {sic} to ne {sic} for on mes Silvester Katherin Shatbolt of warrick shere y^t |y^t| laugheth & weepeth & is mopish for y^e space of 4 y or there about to vndertake her vppō the motion of on M^r Pritchad a p^racher of Ol|c|ly wh{ere} D smyth did Dwell octob 18 ☿ h. 3 30 p m 1626.

RN Elis Craven of Ashwell 29|8|. y. {sic} 29 y. May 25 {sic} 25 ♀ h. 3. 20 p m. 1627 mopish & will speake litle would have a young mā & her frinds weare \agaynst it/ cryeth out y^t she is Dam̄ed & {illeg}|d|oth weepe continually |the mā p^rsent but she regardeth not him now|

RN Iohn Byrds D{augh}ter. 9 y Ian fe{b} 1. ☾ h. 3. p {m} 163{0}¹

RN Frauncis Tomson by her husband of lowton 30 of March. die ♀ h. 12 30. mi.  morbo. 1599 caput phantastijs melancholicis laborat. timore spiritu’. 42. yeres. /muscam metuit et {muo}rē\

RN The Lady Ienins for her husband \M^r Latch/ y^t is very sick & somewhat senceles & speaketh idlely he knoweth not what ill ever sinc M^r Thomas was mayed {sic} brayne mynd & sences ill sick sinc monday night Aug. 15 ♃ h. 8. 38 ant m 1633 |at Hays| /keepeth his bed head burneth inwardly\ /feareth eyther his Death or y^t he wilbe sencles\

RN Iohn Marshe of Barnet 50 y. distempered in mind ob {l} {sic} veneficiū. et {vutpō} immisse in domū eius. feb. 18 die ☾ h. 8. ant m. 1600. filius  patre /Lunatice\

RN M^r kinge m^r whaly & the rest of the lecturers of Toceter sente vnto me that I would come over to see M^r Iansone a minister y^t is {sic} lyeth as it were in a despayre & cannot be comforted. by a letter Octob. 10 die ♄ hor. 6. 30 p m. 160i quæro vtru sit pos morbꝯ eius sit curabilis nec ne. freneticꝯ. desperabundus.

RN Georg Cockin of newp. 31. y mayed {sic} Decēb: 20: ☿ h. 12. 1620

16. y. troubled in mynd & discontented

raging

RN Agnys Write of Arklebery 12 y lay the sonday after last Christmas h 8 3 9. 30 p m nata but her father sent for her & sayth y^t on strooke her by the way like a man in a shadow at night & cryed out but noe mā could be seene & sick sinc it every d|o|ther day & will eate litle & talke fondly