Casebooks

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.\

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. ☾ h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed¹

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

Anne Knott of Holcott a widowe 46. y. Feb. 11. ♃. h. 4. p. m. 1630

Is light headed & talketh very idley sometimes rageth & raueth, hath beene soe eu^r since Saturday, since yesterday hath beene very ill. cannot sleepe¹

RN Mres Crowlye of Asp Harlington. 26 y last the first of ma{rch} last ♃. h. 9 ant m \10/ at night came her selfe to me the 26 of Apr. ☿ h. 9. 4|5|0 ant m. 1609. temped {sic} sodenly to stab any her selfe or others.¹

Mres Crowly of Harlington Apr 26. ☿ h. 10. ant m 1609.

RN Mres Elis: Reare of Easton 20 y novēb 2. ☿ h. 4|5| 3 p m 1608

The lady zancher for a sad pensive harte. & melanch. & purples in her bodye./

The lady Staffard for heare fallen & piling eyes red hands & melancholy

The lady Dormer farmer a soden feare after her sleepe a trembling.

RN Susan Piggot of {sic} belonging to the lord of kent 18 y Iuly \17./ ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1609 /M^r Henry piggot her brother  sorore\¹²

RN Iane fountayne of Cheddington 41 y Aug. 2. ♂. h. 11. ant m 1625 |mynd troubled sences dulled memory bad.|

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 Mres Aylet Elner Aylet of Magdalen Laver in Essex 40. May 16 ♃ h 7 ant m 1633

came into my p^rsenc w^th there waters

her daughter Elenor Aylet 17 y mopish & idle headed for 4 yeres & her shoulder bone come out & goeth crooked

had a great cold in her head & cānot be removed

her mynd troubled w^th div^rse conceits & feares

very healthfull in her body.

RN Ione Walbancke of Cosgrave 52|5| y. Maij 18 ♂ h. 9. 3{illeg}|6| ant m. 1602.¹

RN Dorothy Cup of Stachdon {4}|3|4 y Iune 26 ♀|♂| h. 2. 25. p m 16i0 ty in p^rsence.¹

RN Margery Turnā of Hogston 28 y mayed {sic} 6 y. 4 child youngest 6|7| weekes old. Iune 23 ♂ h. 11. ant m. 1607 /tēpteth to despayre\¹

RN Elis: Carpenter of Harding 21 y Ian. 21. ♃ h. 9. 38. ant m 1608 pater  filia sine consensu¹

RN Elis Chester of Gravenes hard by the lord Kent. a widow a yere & a halfe 30 y Aug 29 ☾ h 1. 40 p m 1608 /in p^rsence.\¹

RN Alce Elisabeth knight of newp. 32. y Iune 10 ☾. h. 7. 30 ant m 1611.¹

RN Ione Hull of wavendon I 60 72 y Iune 10 ☾ h. 1|2|. 30 p m 1611. cōplayneth of her hed & wits. & cānot praye & is troubled in her mynd & cānot i{illeg} in the mould of her head./

RN my Cosen \shee/ Evington. 30 y Ap 24. ♀ h. 10. 30|6| ant m. 1612. in p^rsenc¹

RN Ellen Ellet of Pyddington 48 y Ian 16. ♃ h. 9. 40 ant m 1617 distressed in mynd \ill 3. y./ cānot keepe her water

RN Margaret Darl Williams of Darly 30 y feb 28 ♀ h. 12. 11. 39. ant m 1617¹

margaret wyll: 30 y feb 28 ♀ h. 11. 39 ant m. 1617. a mad. foolish womā w^th y^e losse of her child y^t dyed.²