Casebooks

RN Th. Earsfield taken first w^th a a {sic} violent convulsive fit noveb. 27 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1623.

SRN Iohn Ward his Sonne troubled many tymes w{ith} Convulsiue fitts.

RN Mres Iēnyngs strangly taken w^th sore fits of convuls Ap 13. h. 12. p {sic} at mydnight 1623. /sine consensu\

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 March. 13. ♂ in y^e morning about 7 fell into a convulsive swonding fits & had 4 sore fits

RN his first fit tooke this child Ian 25. ♀ h. 3. p m 1605

RN M^r Lawrenc of luton for my brother Robarts sonne halfe a yere old feb 4. h. ♀ hor 12. 20. p m. 1603. fallen againe into his accustomed fits

RN yesterday about 5 of the clock in the morning & about 2 of After noone. that was 16 of Ap. die ♃.

Elis. Macu had her fits about Ap 16 die ♃ bis 5. 30 ant m. p m 2. 160i

RN Mary Gunther of Exeter colledg in her fits at this tyme in my p^rsenc Aug 26. ☾ h 8 p m 1605.

RN feb. 3. h|☿|. h. 2 1. 25 \p m 1608/ my lady Const: had a quaming fit very sore & had prayers. feb. 3. ☿ h. 1. 20 p m 1608

RW Elizab: Meyers of shittlington y. 9. d. ☿. h: 10. 30. ant: m: Martij. 15. 1620. taken with strong fits wherein she would knock out her braynes

RN Iohn knight of Haleston beyond Northāpton 20 weekes old Iuly. 18 ♃ h. 11. 40 ant m 1622 troubled w^th convuls.

RN Edw. Pilkington 2 month old Ap 14. ♃ h. 6. 45 ant m. 1625 pater  filio sine cōsensu /of Northāpton\¹

RN It tooke Ap 12 ♂ h. 7 ant m 1625 |of Northāpton|¹

RN a Child of 20 weekes troubled w^th convulsive fits feb 11 ☉ h. 12. 39 p m 1627

RN a womā 4 nyles {sic} frō Cambridg brought her babe to me to see him in his fit Iuly 12 |14| ♂ h. 6. 45. ant m 1629

RN But they sent vnto me Decēb 27 h 12. 40 p m. 1629. 6 weekes old¹

RN It would start in his sleepe ever sinc it was borne yesterday being h {sic} about 5 in the morning it tooke it w^th convulsions Decēb 19 h {sic} hor 5 ant m. 1629

RN M^r Rich King sent me 20^s w^th a very kind letter.

May 27 ♂ h. 5. 30 \20/ p m 1628.

M^r Kings sonne had none of these m^r fits & convulsions vntill he had 60 buckets at the bath poured vppon his head.

Shave his head on the crowne & make eyther a blyst playster or els a cōfortable playster strenghtning his head

RN Susan Blundell is now given mutch to sleeping shee slept as her moth^r told me vppo the 20^th of may. die ♄ fro that night vntill the next night follow {sic} the space of 24 houres but y^t her sleepe was interrupted w^th her vsuall fitꝭ & y^t very often. her moth^r came to tell me of it. the 22 of may die ☾. h. 7. 15. mi