Casebooks

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

RN a litle child halfe yere old swoundeth & fometh as one having the falling sicknes. vexed w^th many convulsive fits Decēb 30 ♂ h. 11 ant m. 1623.

goody Huccot next neighbour suspected

RN This strang fit of convuls. tooke it Iuly 14. ☾ h. 5. 30 p m. 1628 \of Calverton/ An Iames taken at this tyme first

RN March. 13. ♂ in y^e morning about 7 fell into a convulsive swonding fits & had 4 sore fits

RN troubled w^th strang convulsions the wench the morow on \St/ Stephens Daye ☾ sep a ⚹ ♄ ap ☌ ♀. p △ ♂ h. 8 ant m 162{6}|5| & swounded at that tyme & hath bene troubled w^th convulsiōs ever sinc

Marg Howlet taken w^th strang fits of convulsions & wythering of her face & neck S^t {sic} Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 8 ant m 1625

RN Th. wats a yer old feb 6 ♂ h 8 ant m 1627

This child had 3 fits febr 6. ♂. h. 8 ant m 1627/3 fits this day\¹

RN Henry Hazlewood 11 wee{kes} old strangly handled & lyeth dead 3 o{r} 4 tyms a day w{^th} convulsions feb. 2{8} ♂ h. 11 ant m 16{32}

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 Mres katherin Latymer halfe a yere hath convulsion fits of face mouth & necke about 3 weekes. Ap. 25 ☿ h. 6. 20 p m 1632

Convuls: 7 tyms a day¹

RN Thomas Homemā \of Stonystratford \Newport// 10 weekes old next Monday betwixt 5 & 6 in y^e morning borne & fell sick on monday last at mydnight or before g{naw}ed & hath strong fits of convulsion & sweateth mutch, face hands & full of sweat orderly to stoole

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being ☾. h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last w^th strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 ♃ h. 12. 1626.

RN Mary King of Brōmā 23 weekes old to morowe Ian 19. ☿ h. 1 p. m. 1625 p^r {sic} the child p^rsent {illeg} {sic} convulsion blacke in y^e face & {fain}ting

TG Mary Rogers \of North croly/ 7 annos nata die 15 xbris hor. 10. 3{illeg}|15| febris tertiana, convusionibꝯ {sic} ventris torminibus RN |cū consensu| TG

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

RN Ioseph. Marston of Hempsteede in Hartfordsheere borne Ian. 19. ♃ h. 6. 40 ant m 16i5 |natus hoc tempore. it {d}oeth fome & hath convuls|¹

RN Thomas wats borne the weddensday before Candlemas then being ♃ die ☿ h. 11 30 p m 1626 1 feb. 1626¹

RN It tooke it last ☉ morning. h. 9 ant m 1627 /onc this day\¹

RN An Randall of Stanfford of Sowthell 2. y. octob. 6. h {sic} hor 11. 38 ant m 1627. susp: the falling sicknes vseth to have convulsions catcheth & snatcheth & lifteth vp the eyes.

GJ A man of              For his Child 6 y. old that hath many fittꝭ of falling in a day. and great payne of the head and leggꝭ

Epilepsia. Maij 25 ☿ ho. 1. 30 p m. 1603