Casebooks

RN Susan Blundell had a fit about 1 post m. in my howse her moth^r demaundeth the cause therof & about that time it taketh her in the day time. & about 6 a clock at night. Aug. 20 die ☉ h 1. p m. 1598.

RN Mary Barnard of Olny 21. weeks old last satt betwixt 4 & 5 at night |the child p^rsent extreme fits| the mother came w^th it. who had 2 child at a birth Iuly i ♃ h. 1. 50 p m 1630

RN sept 2

Aug 26 ☾ hor {8} {sic} \8/ p m 1605 I sawe Mary Gūther in her fitte wheath^r shee be bewitched or noe. |quæro meā {sic} spōte|

RN M^r Vincēt Goddard came to me march 28 ♃ h. 4. 38 p m 1605.

mopish

I set this for m^r Goddard aft^rward.

M^r Goddard talked w^th me touching his sonne & his fits halfe an houre be 12. {sic}

RN M^r Shaxton taken w^th a strang fit Apr 21. ♂ h. 8. 25 p m {sic} \7. 50. p m/ 1607 /put it for 7. 50 p m 1607.\

RN Iane dickerson of hartewell 27 y. Iuly 25. ☾ h. 9. 30 p m 1608 /her first fitte\¹

RN may 23 taken agayne in a cold tranc y^t every body thought he would then dy his worst fit ☾ h may 23 ☾ h. 4. ant m 1614

RN S^r will. fortiskues fit took him Aug 28 ♀. h. 11. \at night/ & cōtinued vntill 5

desyreth a purge

RN mres Hilsdon of litl Amptill litle parke. 40 y Iuly 6. h {sic} hor. 10. 50 ant m. 16i6 It tooke her on thursd is troubled w^th many fits as they suppose of y^e mother yet when she is quiet hath no fect senc yet is quiet & patient. & {sic}

RN Goody Ekins taken w^th on of her old fits as on hanted w^th some ill spirit August 3. ☾ h. 12. 40. p m 1618

RN Alce farren was taken was taken {sic} w^th 2 strong fits may 17. \16/ ♃ h. 8. 45 p m 1622 & then cānot sit still. ready to swound

RN Ian 19 19 ♄ hor 10 p m. had her first fit w^th great panting and sighing 1622 |primꝯ morbi Insultus|

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

RN francis latch fell into her fits of convulsion feb 25. ☿. h: 8. 30 p m. 1624U[1622–4]

RN Iane Harborogh of Edgborogh 28 y mayed {sic} march. 12 ♀. h. 10 25 ant m 1624 \taken by sore fits y^t sh{e} goeth to her bed/ her brother in law came for her this day 3 weekes about 12.

RN Marg Pen of old Stratford 24. y mayed {sic} in child bed wed wilbe a fortnight & miscaryed may. 30. ☾ h. 8 30 ant m. 1625 ready to dye in her fits they be so sore every night

RN craysie a month tak

but taken w^th swounding fits on satterday h 10 ant m. 1625

octob 29 h. 10 ant m 1625

RN mres Franke Latch hath not had so many nor so sore fits as before vsing the powders & her ring & keeping an Issue always open novēb. 15 ♃ h. 5 p. m. 1627

novēb 11. ☉ in y^e morning had 2. sore fits

RN M^r Anthony King had but on great fit & y^t on the 5 of May ☾ h. 4. 30 ant m 1628 /3 quart of an houre pulled all in to heapes\

U[1629–1631] May the 13. d the 1 h. post me’ he had another sore fitt of the falling sic{knes}