Casebooks

RN Mres Anne Barker of Barcōbsteede 24. y. Ap. 21. ♀ h. 1. 30 pm. 1620¹

RN M^r fettyplace came to me not of his own accord but by the appoyntment of his lady mother a young gentlemā may 16 ♂ h. 12. 20|5| a|p| m 1620 /loved on y^t his mother despised\¹

RN Sybill Chandler of layton 25 y cōpl first of mopishnes Decēb 20 h {sic} hor. 7. 45. ant m 1623 |she did watch that night w^th a womā y^t was brought a bed| /In novilunio.\

RN Th. Bigge of Litlington 30 y a batch march 2. ♂ h. 10 ant m 1624¹

RN An Elimor of Bech{illeg}|a|mpton. 72. y march. 6 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1624: /mopish.\

RN Theophilus Smyth of Weeden natus natus {sic} Sept 17 h. 12 30 p m. 1608 ♄¹

RN Sara Ireland of Layton w^th her mother but Doth Dwell in Woburne 22 y March. 17 {sic} ☾ h 1. 15 p m 1629 /for his wife mopish\

RN M^r Askum enquireth wheath^r his Daught^r mres May {sic} Askum who hath bene troubled w^th mopishnes. for 3 yers space ever about frō alhalloutyde & the wynter season vntill the begynning of march & then vseth to mend in the spring & so hath done y two yers togeath^r but this year having taking purges & letten blood by on Dallyfeld about Cadlemas {sic} now is grown worse then before & still is not mended as now at this spring as she was wont heretofore A. enquireth wheath^r she will mend & by what {me} {sic} meaes {sic} May 2 ♂ h. 6. pm 1620 /19 y old.\ /of livord in Hany parsh {sic} in Barksheere.\ |vtū {sic} curabilis nec ne pater  filio {sic} sine consensu.|

RN Richard Woodward of Houghton Conquest 40 y {illeg} {sic} Aug. 8. ☿ h 2. p m. 162i |m^r Archer wrote a most kind lett^r in his behalfe| |mopish & fearfull will take no physick|

RN The lady fortiscue sent her water \50 y/ may 16 ☉ h. 11. 15 ant m 1624 /mopish melancholie.\

RN Thomas Tokefild of racket court in flitstreete Iuly \a dyer/ Iuly 17. h 4. p {sic} 1627.

\Iudith Tokefild came to me at that tyne {sic}/ to write to her brother./ |mopish & incredulous & despayring of all helpe|

RN A mā of Woburne for his mopish wife h. 11. 30 ant m 1629. supposed to be bewitched

RN Sara Ireland of Woburne 22 y march. 19 {sic}. ☿ h: 8: 30. ant m 1629.

mopish & melanch.

RN Ione D{o}|{e}|\e/ll {sic} of Cheshsum 41 y sept. Octob. 1. ☉ h. 7. 39 ant m 1620 she was p^rsent a very mopish body

RN M^r Wyllison of London for his wife in a maner distracted very mopish & full of melancholy Martch 23 ♀ h. 7 p m 162i sine consensu |in Austen Fryars neare the Dutch church.|

RN Ralph wynter\ton/ fellow of kings college a rare young mā for learning studyousnes & strictnes of life mopish melancholick fell ill by overmutch study & y^t a knight inter{n}ayning him to rede to his sone & yeare mising him 30^l  aiū {sic} put him no mā cā yet leare {sic} the cause after a quart^r of a yere {s} {sic} his father sent for him march 24 ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1622 |23 y Aug 26. h. 3. 30 p m.|

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 on M^r Silvester cane {sic} to ne {sic} for on mes Silvester Katherin Shatbolt of warrick shere y^t |y^t| laugheth & weepeth & is mopish for y^e space of 4 y or there about to vndertake her vppō the motion of on M^r Pritchad a p^racher of Ol|c|ly wh{ere} D smyth did Dwell octob 18 ☿ h. 3 30 p m 1626.

RN Elis Craven of Ashwell 29|8|. y. {sic} 29 y. May 25 {sic} 25 ♀ h. 3. 20 p m. 1627 mopish & will speake litle would have a young mā & her frinds weare \agaynst it/ cryeth out y^t she is Dam̄ed & {illeg}|d|oth weepe continually |the mā p^rsent but she regardeth not him now|

U[1628–31] Sara Ireland of wooburne. y. 22. d ♄. Nouemb: 15 h: 10 30 ant: m: 1628. brought in bed about a moneth since. mopish. eateth little can not sleepe.