Casebooks

RN Henry fish^r of Eastcot a serving mā to my lord Harrington 40 y febr 28 ♃ hor. 9. ant m 1605. crased in braine put out of service by his Mres for the love of a mayd.¹

he sent only to knowe when he should fynd me at home y^t he might come over vnto me./

RN Rich: Lucas of G Nortot a yeomans sonne 30 27 of Ap 27. 1595. about 12. ☉ at noone sent march. 3. ☿ h. 5. 39 p m. 1624. /mayed {sic} 2 yeres. on child a twelfmoth {sic} old\

3 quart of a yere ill in his head mynd braye {sic} & head troubled mopish & fe{l} careles of his busynes. |Worst at the full of y^e moone 3 days before or after/|

boath the fathers obst{in}at of & on in y^ere maage {sic} pater sine cōsensu. et vxor cū Consensu sed nō filius wheath^r they should bring him heather.

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^r Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the M^r Iermyn\

M^r Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corpꝯ chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.

RN M^r Page of Oxford a noice in his head it made him mad & w^th mutch a doe cured now craveth my helpe & counsell & would come over Ap 13 h {sic} hor 7. 15 ant m. 1622¹

RN Bidget Markū of Glouson Ap. 17 ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m 1622 /28 y.\ then the messeng spake vnto me for her

but her letter I rceaved {sic} & read Ap 16 ♂ h. 8. a|p| m 1622

her sences gone 6 weekes sinc {h}er mutch troubled in mynd & prayeth always & growen mopish & cry lord Deliv^r me frō Iue & water./

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceitꝭ to w^ch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 ♃ h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

RN The noble lady of Westmorland \de la Spencer/ young S^r Rob Napers sister in Law by the maryg of her sister she Directed a letter to me touching a gentlewomā y^t wayteth on her on Mres Crost 21 y march. 15 ♃ h. 2. 25 p m 1627 /of Aptharpe\ /her wits & menory {sic} decayed & cānot be kept in her\¹

GJ Iohn Archer of Lidlington 19 y. Aprill 26 ♃ ho 12 in mer. 1604 RN |foolish in his wits & raveth.| GJ

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 Robart Parker of hanslop 24 y Iune 21. ♀ h. 10. 2|3| ant m 1605.

hed light franticke. talketh godly. cā take no rest nor sleepe. but talketh to him selfe.

his moth^r sent his water.

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 Ione Hammō of Hartf{ord}shere by Mres Brog{rave} 21 y Ian 7 ♂ h. {1} p m. 1623

Mres Brograve w{rote} in her behalfe.

Ione Hāmon \of Bullingford Westem⸫/ of Hartfordsheere w^thin a myle of mres Brograve 21. y. Ian 7. ♂ h. 1. p m. 1623. \was not present but in the towne/ not capable of senc mopish & foolish & obstinate. /was not then p^rsent\

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 also she Did write in the behalfe of a mad womā y^t canot slepe but rage day & night /Goody Shepheard of Offley 42 y.\

RN Mres An Eare sister to Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y feb 12 ♂ h. 12. 45. p m 1629 sent her second water |mtch {sic} melanch head ill ill|

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 florenc Billin of Halston 3 miles beyond Northāpton Decēb 11. ☿ h. 5 p m 1594 but came to me feb. 28 ♂ h. 4. 20 p m. 1632. /Desp. of gods mercy.\ /M^r Morly a minister wrote in her behalfe.\¹

RN Mres Abbots now w^th her mother at litle Linford 26 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1632 /sent her water\¹

RN Michaell Adams of Over. 43. y. may 31. ☿. h 7. ant m. 1626.

melanch false feares touching sathans illusions fearfulnes of synne |apt to sleepe|¹

M^r Baker wrote in his behalfe