Casebooks

RN Iane Lightfoote nata vppon S^t Iames day about 3 in y^e morning was a {sic} last S^t Iames day a twelfmonth is very sick & lyeth strang & was not signed w^th the signe of the crou|s|se. it the child gnaweth 3 days ill.

RN {m}y Lady Dimocke came {to} me at my lady Ienins house at the strand for {m}y counsell for her long & strang sicknes after sond\r/ye medsons taken by the most {s}kilfull Doctors & yet cā fynd no remedie/ Iune at Charing Crosse 38 y. Iune 20. ☉ h. 4 20 p. m. 1624. |Came her selfe to me|

At S {sic} This day I dyned w^th my Cosen Tyrlingten at his howse & at my ladies at sup where I lay I /tale & leane\

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old hath many strang fits a londonour over against Paules church. her fath^r is a linnen Dra well his wife was M^r Grys syster. well acquainted w^th my broth^r Sandy

quærit causa morbi in p^rsentia filij et patris in prijs ædibꝯ patris sui feb. 5 die ☾ hor 7. 30 m: ant m 16 1599

veneficiu suspicat^r

RN The young lady Temple of Stanton \being a bed/ sent vnto me last night to come to her in her strang suden sicknes. 18 y Iune 20 ♃ h. 9. 20 p m 16i6

RN Mres Elenor Aylet of magdalen laver 30 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 1. 45 p m 1633 |in Essex.|

supposeth her selfe to be bewitched her first husb was witched to Death she her Daughter Elis: & her old serv Fayth Sage y^t is mayed {sic} not well

was better till this fortnight sinc Rebecca write was at her house

sinc hath bene troubled in her milke & making of cheese her milke sowrs & her cheese w^th an ill sent

she hath a great heate vppon her & is wonderous ill

her daughter mres Elis. not well

her husb is troubled w^th a great heate her old serv. maryed hath a great heate & sweat her cows in her yard are taken lame & there milke dryed

RN Elinor Barnard\Elner Barnard of modlyn/ of Stebbing 40 A|y| mā came for a womā very sick y^t was w^th me before Ap 16 ♂ h. 6. 15 p m 1633

SF Mabil Dennis in the strond of 49 years 1600 the 29 of Septm ☾ p m’ at 10 p 4 diz vtrm sit venificata/

RN Alce Pierson of kempson 16 y Iune 30 h {sic} hor. 11. 30 ant m 16i0 |ill a fortnight before last Whitsontyde|

RN Agnys Gunther Aug 25|6|. h|☾|. 8 p m. 1605. quærit^r a meipso meapte sponte. an morbus sit natur v^l non. a veneficis v^l fictus |hoc tēpore morbus solitus eā invasit.|

RN M^r vilvayne of Exeter colledg sent me a letter to intreate me wheth^r M^r Cunny be skilfull to helpe against witchery. & {illeg}|w|hat he hath done {illeg}|t|ruely vppon his experienc. & how he doth it & to certefy him of it. Martij 9. h {sic} hor. 11. 25. ant m 1605.

quæro hic mea sponte. a|A|n Mary Gunth^r veneficio sit correpta seu potius. an morbus eius sit ex veneficio nec ne./

GJ 1602. Decemb. 24. ♄ ♀ ho 6. p m. primus insultus morbi

SF Elizab bear of j yers old the mother for the child 1597 the xj of Aprill ☾ p m’ at 30 p 2 diz et vtrū venificet^r/

SF An sheppabothom of 30 years 1598 the 22 of may. ☾ an’ m’ at xj Diz vtrm venificetr’/

RN Elis. Scotte of Bigle|s|worth 33. |43| y. Iūe. 29: ☾ h. 11 40 ant m 1618.     16 weekes ill

RN Agnys Stoakes of Oakley by Bedford. 37 y ma\r/ch 25 ♃ h. 4. 30 p m 1619 /18 weekes sinc delivered last friday. after fell sick\

RN Mres Panton vtrū morbus sit naturalis vel non Ap 29 ♀ ♃ h. 6. 30 ant m 1619

RN Mres \Mary/ Bartholomew \or Isaac/ of Oxford {illeg}|4|0 y sept 20 ☿ h. 8. 20 ant m 1620 |troubled w^th her old infir{mity}|

maleficiū suspicat^r

SF Mater mea υυαλερ 1600 the 10 of november ☾ An m’ at 7. 15. p 7 for her diz. vtrū venificat and also wher he will sel the Land to Edward Awer at the red Lion in holborne/ /

RN An Blinkinsop 45|6| of Moursley sick this fortnight l {sic} will not keepe her bed though very sick the 5 of Marche die ☾ h. 1. 1599 Margery Meane Ward susp venef.

RN Dorothy Stoe of the forest of Whittlewoode. 32|4|. sick this twelmoneth. water ye {sic} yellow & good. white and gravelly in the bottome & before it was red not able to travell. pale coloured & corpulent in body & face. March 8 die ♃ h. 12. 15. 1599. h. 12. 55. very yellow water.¹