Casebooks

RN Ellen Hill of Kemonnton parish in Stonly beyond bef|d|ford 57 y Apr. 10. ♄ hor. 6 p m. 1602.¹

RN Robart Bunā of longe Crindon a mile frō Tame 58 y Iune 9 ♃ h. 3. 40 p m. 1614.

ill in his hed & his left leg & arme hath litle feeling in it ev^r sinc Easter.¹

RN Mres Osburne \of Chicksand/ of 56 y Iune 14 ♂ {sic} h. 5. 30 p m 16i5 /a lame arme & a palsye very fearfull\

RN taken w^th the dead palsy march. 2. ☾. h. 8. 30 p m 1618.

RN M^r Write of Stoake Hā golding by my lady Dickbyes came heath^r sept 7. ☾ h. 2. p m 1618.

dead palsy

was in p^rsenc himselfe

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 ☾ h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it w^th a cold tooke it w^th a cold|

the dead palsy

RN Iohn Bruer of Lechāsteede ma 52. maij 13. die ♂ h. 3. 15. p m. 1600 for a quaking & trembling all over & a truckling of his face

RN M^res Mary Ber Burye of Cranfeild cane {sic} p sona may the 14 die ☾ h. 3. 15. p m. 1599. |of 52. y.| she was wont to fall downe as if shee had a dead palsye.

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 Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb M^r Hust & also for his owne disease w^ch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled w^th the wynd Cholick |wheath^r bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

RN Marg Ashbee of Newp 52 y May 1. h {sic} hor. 1. 38 p m 1624. lame in her hucklebone day & night sinc S^t Peters Day last./

RN francis Partridg of Olny 55 y for a lame ar{m}s m|A|p 6 ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1625

RN my Cosen she Marsh the elder ill in her legs y^t she cā scarce goe 54 y Decēb 11 ♃ h. 6 p m 1628

RN M^r Earland of Weston 50 y Iuly 22 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m. 1622

had a month sinc a fall \at whitsontyde/ & was lame w^th a nother fall about his knee

RN M^r Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled w^th a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also w^th a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. w^ch causeth gydines or streming in my head w^ch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & w^th a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late w^th the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately w^th a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die ♂ h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

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 Robart Burges of Archester 52 y Aug. 29. ♃ h. 6 p m 16i6¹

master Burges

he sayth y^t his sins be so great y^t the cānot be for{given} & weepeth often. not ripe witted but mopish all {illeg} memory sences & wits & gifts taken from him 2 ye{res} he was a good p^racher. he syth {sic} y^t he hath syned agaynst the holy ghost. cryeth out agayst {sic} the temptat{ion} of sathan./

RN Iames flavell of layton bussard 56 y. Deceb. 17 \10/ ♃ hor 3: p hor 4. p m. 160i sodenly taken in his cheeke l {sic} armes legs & hands {illeg} {sic} at his Dore benum̄ed & hath no feele in them nor cānot sit vp. nor any take any rest.

RN horas nichols of Halsone 56 y Aug 16 ♄ hor. 12 1606

an ach in right shoulder & arme all along as benūmed

RN Elis. Ingold of yardly Hasting 50|3|. y. Iuly 22 ♂ h. 5. p. m. 1617

is very lame a yere & cānot styrre her legs & when the her legs are up, they cā hardly pull thē downe & when they are downe they will turne vp by snatches vp into her body w^th great payne & is forced ever sinc shrovetuesday to keepe her bed. & when she is put into a chayre she must be bound to it or els her legs will dawe {sic} her out /in great extremity\