Casebooks

RN I receaved a thanckfull letter from M^r Abdye the counseller Oct decēb. 20 ♂ hor 2 \3 30 {sic}/ |15| p m 1603. \h 3. 15 p m 1603./ And shewing of his weake brayne.

RN my lady Dormer for m^r Robart her some {sic} Iune 5 ♀ h. 8. 20 ant m. 1612 |a weaknes in his brayne|

RN m^r will: Greenenough mynister for a frend & a gentlewomā of his acquanttance y^t hath taken mutch greefe & is out of tem in her brayne for y^t her frinds & parents would not bestowe her on a ty y^t she loved novēb. 17 ☾ {sic} h. 11. 30 ant m 1612.

RN Elizab. Him{e}merston of Benninghton 38 y Apr. 24. ☿ h. 6. 15 \7/ p m 16i6. |ill in her brayne./|

RN Thomas Burchmore of Hanslop. 16. y last candlemas day. in y^e morning early Iune 23 ☉. h. 3. 40 p m. 16i6 /in p^rsence./.\¹

RN Georg Norish of Steaphenidge in Hartford par{ish} 32 y octob 9. ♃ h. 5 p m 1617 /crazed his braynes for love to a wench\

RN M^r Thomas Pagrave 23. y. Iuly the monday before May day Ap 27. h. 7. 30 ant m 1607 but came to me Iuly 17 |16| h {sic} hor. 5. p m 163i /was p^rsent\ /brayne distempered.\

RN M^r fanshaw broght {sic} \sent/ me a letter touching his M^r fanshawe his brother. Iūe 29 ♀ h. 8. 20 ant m. 1632 distemp in bray{ne}

RN Rich Turvy of \Ioh Hows \otherwise/ Hows \high Constable// \of Dagnell/ |30 y| distēp. in brayne Iune 20 ♃ h. 8 30 ant m 1633.

distēpered in breane

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 Alce lelā of Brixworth. 33 y septēb vj. h. 3. 30. p m husb sent to me agayne may 24 ♄ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1606.

hart hole but brayne distēp wits & sences gone

RN Iohn Maryot of Rhoode 28 y. Iune 8 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1611. /in p^rsenc\¹

RN Agnys Richards of Kaysoe in Bedfordsheere 63. y. Decēb. 30 ☾. h. 10. 50. 11. ant. m. 1611. troubled these 6 weekes in her hed & brayne w^th idle fancies & cānot tell any reason of it

RN fayth Harbart of Princes Ridgboroug 34 y Ap 3. ♀ h. 4. p m 1612. mayed {sic}/ distēpered in her brayne tēpted thric sought to perish her selfe & yet god hath p^rserved her.¹

RN M^res Longfild for her husb. what course to be vsed for his brayne is idle heade march 24 Ian ♂ {illeg} h 12. 40 p m 1618

RN Georg Thorpe of Old Stonystratford 57 y Iuly 11. ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m 1623. new ague a weake brayne.

RN M^r Love y^t mayed {sic} M^r Vuedales daughter 34 y Aug 20 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m. 1625. |troubled w^th melanch ready to cause distract of brayne|

RN My Cosen \Thomas/ marshes wife of Darkes feb 2 15 ♃ h. 6 25 p m 1627 mtch {sic} melanch breae {sic} & imaginat troubled 12 monts {sic}

RN Iohn Quarell sent his water {m}|a| frentick & a distēperd fellow \30. y./ in his brayne may 25. ♂ h. 6. 30 ant m 1630

RN mary B Gur{illeg}y|ry|e of Goldington 33 y Aug 1. ☿ h. 1. 45 p m 1632. a distēpered melancholy brayn¹