Casebooks

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 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 Marsh for his child & wench 7 \10/ y sept 11. ☾ h. 7 ant p m 1620 /convulsio tremor\

RN M^r Pow my L. Purbecks serv: for his frinds child octob 16 ♃ h. 6 p m 1623

The child borne a yere old. Convuls.

Iohn Rainte was borne miklemas was twelfmonth on miklemas Day last was twelfmonth h 4 p m. 1622 strangly handled

Iohn Raunt of London a yere old last miklemas troubled w^th convulsi{ons} octob 16 ♃ h. 6 p m 1{623}

M^r Pue my lord Purbe{ecks} serv: for this child

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

RN Thomas wats borne the weddensday before Candlemas then being ♃ die ☿ h. 11 30 p m 1626 1 feb. 1626¹

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 poer mā.

a man whose m hands are swelled & cōtracted as a & spasms & swelled 2 y. sep of sutton 42 y sept 10 ☿ h. 4 p m 1623

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

U[1629–1631] An meede of cranfeild A child borne the 26 of Aprill 30′  5 ante me’ And hath had a convultion {Ever} for a 12 month. and cannot go nor stand

RN M^r Woullyston Ap 4 ♃ h 7 p m 1622

a purg dyet drink the {lees} of the mother & convulsion are all turned vp to the brayne mopish will not give on word leane /sine consensu.\

he sendeth only for stuffe to make a dyet drink to be delivered vnto Mres mockete at Barnet./

RN I receaved a letter frō S^r Th. Mydleton & the lady Earsfild & old S^r Rob Napeir feb {illeg} 27. ☾ h 7. 3|4|0. p m. 1625|6| frō S^r Rob touching Rich busynes y^t he would goe to London & see what he can doe w^th the Archebishop.

2. frō S^r Th nydleton & the lady Earfild touching the lady Midletons conv{ul}sive c{illeg}|rā|ping cholick |feb: 27. ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1626|¹

cōmendeth her pils best.

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |M^r Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits w^th quaking & trēbling Ian 30. ♃ h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls¹

RN S^r Rog. Poolyston came to cōfer w^th me touching his Palsy & convulsions & vertigo. having a lamenes in his left syde & weaknes in his legs Octob. 12. ☾ h. 2. 30. p m. 1618.

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 Elis Meane of Stony stratford a yere & a halfe old on fryday next will L {sic} fortnight before miklemas betwixt 7 & 8 at night march 3. ☿ h. 11. 15 ant m 1630

right syde hand arme & foote & casteth every thing. Convuls