Casebooks

RN William’ Seabrook of Walton 40: zelotipia laborat. M^r Harvy of Crowly requestet|d| me to doe him good as touching his hearing. {v}d {ʒ}.  zelotip. phrenesi laborat: et vxorē p{uni}t.

RN Goodmā: Cardwell. of this towne march. 11 ☾ h. 6 30 ant m 1622 ¹ /long troubled in his hed mopish & foolish & very vnruly & overthwart\²

RN Alexander Lovell of Hazlebeech a husb: in Northāpton sheere 50. y. mac|rc|h. 19 h {sic} hor: 9. 15 ant m 1625.

mynd troubled & will speak idlely & had physick & a S & mended {&} 2. y. sinc & now & is sore visited w^th sickns {sic} anys {sic} this fortnight.

march 15 extree {sic} ill about 12. 30 p m 1625

RW Iohn Coleman of Little Brickhill d. ♂ h: 10. ante m Martij. 14. 1620. hath not slept for 5 or 6 dayes: crazed in his brayne: troubled with melancholy

RN M^r furyes servant of Louton very extreeme sick at hart cannot abide talk a water leek the yellowe iaundes. sent to me againe this 4 of Ian. die ♃ h. 8. 52. mi 1599. his former phisick wrought but litle. never vomited but to the ground his m^r {sic} thinketh he hath the yellow iaundish. Thomas Burgen. wery of his life

RN M^r Bartholomew Hill 19 \20|i| |21|/ y Au Sept 2. ♀ h. 7. 45. ant m 1614 /in p^rsenc w^th his father.\

RN M^r Bartholomew Hill natus in Myddlesex. Iuly 20 ♀ h. 1. ant m. 16 {sic} 1591.

RN M^r Theophilus Smyth of Weedenbeck other wise Weedon of the Streete 20 y Iune 30 ♂ h. 11 45. ant m 1629. /the father & the sonne weare boath p^rsent & dyned w^th me\

RN Henry fish^r of Eastcot a serving mā to my lord Harrington 40 y febr 28 ♃ hor. 9. ant m 1605. crased in braine put out of service by his Mres for the love of a mayd.¹

he sent only to knowe when he should fynd me at home y^t he might come over vnto me./

RN Iohn Wakefild \of Chalgrave a tealer p^rcise/ Apr. 5 ☾ hor. 11. 30. ant m 1602 of Chalgrave by luton.

Williā Cardwell 38 y at the same {hore} of Chalgrave

RN Iohn wakefild of Tibboth where m^r Pots dwelleth Ian 27. ♀ hor 2. p m 1604. 7 yeres maried troubled in Hed & mynd w^th div^rse cogitations & fansies

RN Edward Richardson of Densanger 32 y. maij 8. ☿ h. 12. 30 p m 1605.

full faced & a goodly eloquent toungue. weepeth mutch cānot set his mynd about any worldly busynes¹

RN M^r Hyntons vomyt wrought 24 houres was also let blood cōtinueth extreme sick. full of melancholy heavy fits day & night cā take no rest: very weake/ sept 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 16i6.

RN Rich. lyster. of wavendon 36 y Ap. 30 ♂ 1. 30 p m 1622 {sic}. 3 p m. 1622 /troubled in mynd head light.\¹

RN Williā Wilson of He{illeg}|ck|son in Hartford sheere 25 y Iune 19 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 1627

month ill mopish & wont to hang him selfe. being mightely tempted therevnto & gratiously p^rserved & sinc his nynd {sic} is troubledd {sic} y^t he is dāned therfore & cā not be quieted in his nynd {sic} was p^rsent.¹

RN Williā Cauthorne 30 {sic} \29/ y febr 25. ♃ h. 7. 30 ant m 1630

will sweare nutch {sic} & sayth ther is no devill nor witch¹

TG {Mr} Robert Langfield 14 y {Decem}br. 11 ♂ h. 3. p m. 1632. {Mel}ancholia affectꝯ præter morem tristatur et de salute dubitare et desperare præsumit, jnitium morbi fuit die ♄ 8 Decembr ante viduum.

RN Rich Stonebankes 30 y. a batchelor borne at Tyrringhā afflicted in mind Ap 25 die ♀ h. 7.

Μελανχολια et tentatio. {illeg}|{ab}| {sic} vti mortē desyderat bene affect

RN Williā Palmer bereaved of his sences sometimes {t}alketh well & discreetely sometimes very f vainly & foolishly: vseth to lie a bed for the space of a moneth of 26 yeres of Grounden. h {sic} a batchelor this 2 yeres. he gave his word for xx^li & Driven to pay it some suppose this to have crased his minde. Ap. 2i. die ♄ h. 4. 20. mi p m. 1599.

RN Anthony Bonde of Calverton. 42 y. Iune 29. ♂ hor 9. 15. ant m. 1602. |fretteth greeveth. Disquieted in mynde.|