Casebooks

RN Rob Hale of Winsloe came for his sister. Elis Hale of Winsloe growen sencles sinc thursd last. Iuly 28 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1630

RN Margaret Burtchmore of hanslop. 30 y. maij 12. die ☾ 11 {sic} 10. 3 45 ant m. 1600 sencles & sayth but yea & noe

RN Ellen Toms of Thurly in Bedfordsheer 5. y. sept 16 ♃ h. {sic} borne 3 weekes aft^r mydsomer vppon a ♄ in the morning before sonne rising about 3 in the morning

senceles & foolish. It was sick pater sine consensu

RN M^r Bridget Sutton. of Patsthill 20 y. may ☾ h. 4. p. m 1632. |pater sine consensu| light headed & cōmonly senceles.

had physick & was let blood by m^r Iams yet not the better.

RN An Bozeat of Marston 27 y Iune 6. ☿. h. 7. 30 p m 1632¹

RN Widow Lovet of Abbery 50 y Aug. 25 ♃ h. 1. p m. 1614¹

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 M^r Iacynth Sacheverell for his mayden 44 y troubled w^th the mother ceeding frō the malig fumes of y^e matrix asc to her brayne & depriving her of all senc & vnderst making her as a disttracted {sic} body

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 Ione Tomson of Great Horwood 22. y. Apr 18 die ♀ h. 9. 50 ant m 1600 mopish sencles foolish

RN Mary Assop \Ausoppe/ of Harborough 40 y Ian. 27 ♂ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1607. |maritus  vxore sine cōsensu.¹|

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 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

RN Alce Dobs of great Billinge 40 y. Iuly 15. ♀. h. 12. 25. p m 1608 /in p^rsenc\¹

RN {illeg}|O|n of Wickam for his wife who is senceles & foolish first mopish & despairing & nowe is {sic} doth laugh & singe & knoweth not what febr 12 ☾ h 7. 16 p m 16i0. sine cōsensu.

Elisab. Trippe 26 y 9 y maryed. 2 childrē of Wickam. youngest a year old.

RN Elis: Ashwell of lāparte in northāpton sheere 6 myles from northāpton. 28 y August 19 ♃ h. 4. 30 p m. 1619. |was p^rsent|¹

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 Mres Crescet of Edmunton 24 21. ☾ h. 5: p m. 1632 /doth laught in her feetes\ /epileps. matricis\ /sencles\

RN An Savage of Hardington 20. y Iuly 25 ☿ h. 1. 39 p m. 1632. /a weeke ill mopish & senceles for a weeke mynd troubled\

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\