Casebooks

RN Iohn Snow of Padbery 47 y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 1. p m. 1614. |a very godly man in his sences rageth & knoweth no mā. when he {sic}|¹

RN Sara Poling of North Crowlye 40 y may 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. \12 50/ p m 1610 /sine consensu.\ |calleth vppon god|¹

RN M^res Pedder for her husb. plexed w^th greefe for certen writings cōmitted to M^r Nichols sonne & cānot sleepe to crave my counsell feb 12 h {sic} hor 6 p m 1620¹

RN M^r Williā Hutchingson: 40. y: march. 28. ☿ h. 10. 25|0|. ant m. 1627. |vxor  marito a tale big mā. w^th yell hayre very mery & cheerfull by his owne nature & cōplexion taketh mutch tobacco pater  filio sine cōsensu/|

M^r Will: Hutchinson 40 y of Blūsā in Hutington {sic} sheere hard by Erith march 28. ☿ h. 10 30 ant m 1627.

a tale yell hayre very Ioviall & mery by his owne disposition very Kind & yet thrifty.

he was Chaplyn to B And |in| \his owne/ who bestowed on him a good sonage & p^rbend

M^r Hutchingson a p^rach a|&| a chaplyn to B Andros 40 y Iuly March 28 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1627. /brayne distempered extree {sic} proud of his gifts Iealous of his wife\¹

RN Elis Cowly of Chichely. 46 y. may. ☾ 20. ☾ h 10 20 ant m 1633. /was p^rsent\

mynd troubled w^th doubting & a fearfu{l} melanch & di{d} seeke to hurte her selfe

RN The lady warren\Washineton/ton {sic} of Westbery 45 y sept 17 ♀ h 3. p m 1630

for mopish melanch will hardly speake sine Consensu.

RN Sara Pendred of Dunstable 45 y Aug 12. ♀ h. 6. 25. ant m. 1614. maritus  vxore sine consensu.

brought a bed on monday last was sennet

he came for his wife who is distracted of her wits & did scratch her husb. yesterday & yet a very godly & a religious womā y^t cānot sleepe nor take any rest.

RN Ione Mead {sic} \Any|m|y Hall. otherwise Mosse./ I looked vppō her water. Iuly 24. ♂ h. 6. 45. p m 16i0¹²

RN Iohn Nichols of Kemolton a young mā mopish not well in his wyts may 10. ♀ h. 8. 15 p|a|nt m 1611. the parish would send him to me.

RN An Parkins of Tachebrooke. 44 y Ap 13 ♂ h. 1. 28 a|p| m 1624 talketh {in}dico{ro}sly & seyeth y^t her child will bagge hath assayed to muder {sic} her selfe {illeg}|t|o Kill her selfe w^th knife & to drowne her selfe but could \not/ Despayreth of her salvature & sayth y^t she did neaver serve god

maritus  vxore vxor suspicat^r maritū quæsiturū auxilū {sic}  vxore

her mother was troubled w^th physick

RN also she Did write in the behalfe of a mad womā y^t canot slepe but rage day & night /Goody Shepheard of Offley 42 y.\

RN Bridget vstice of Purton in Oxfordsheere 47 y March 9 ☾ h. 4. p. m 1629

Ill in her sences & light headed a mayden /mater  filia\

RN Frauncis Tomson by her husband of lowton 30 of March. die ♀ h. 12 30. mi.  morbo. 1599 caput phantastijs melancholicis laborat. timore spiritu’. 42. yeres. /muscam metuit et {muo}rē\

RN Michaell Adams of Over. 43. y. may 31. ☿. h 7. ant m. 1626.

melanch false feares touching sathans illusions fearfulnes of synne |apt to sleepe|¹

M^r Baker wrote in his behalfe

RN The Lady Ienins for her husband \M^r Latch/ y^t is very sick & somewhat senceles & speaketh idlely he knoweth not what ill ever sinc M^r Thomas was mayed {sic} brayne mynd & sences ill sick sinc monday night Aug. 15 ♃ h. 8. 38 ant m 1633 |at Hays| /keepeth his bed head burneth inwardly\ /feareth eyther his Death or y^t he wilbe sencles\

RN Ione Sparke of Blund|h|am maried hath 5 child 40. y. Octob 6. ♄ hor 6 40. ant m. 1604. brought a bed 9 days sinc & was well. & now was ill & raveth & rageth & speaketh foundly & cā take no sleepe

RN Ellen Triploe of litle Paxon 48 y octob. 21. ♂ h. 3. 40 p m 1617

starteth & skryketh & sayth sometymes y^t she shalbe drowned & sometȳes burned w^th many idle speaches ill 4 days by fits. slept neaver a whit last night.

is distracted pulleth & snatcheth

vide Octob 11.

tooke greefe y^t her son did mary agaynst her will yet she gave her consent mutch agaȳst her will wished y^t she might see him buryed. husb. sine cōsensu

RN Elis: Baldwyn of Dagnoll by Edgborugh 40 y a mayd feb 4 ♂ h 9 ant m 1634 /cānot sleepe M^r Marsh wrote\

brayne troubled will kill her father & the child sayth y^t she must make her selfe away

eateth greedely to serve the Devill

GJ Frauncis Tomson \Miller/ of Lowton 48 y. Apr. 18 ☾ ho. 12 20 p. m. 1603

Light headed talkes Idly

GJ Iohn Harberd of Bowbrickhill 41 y. Octob. 25 ♂ ho 3 30 p. m. 1603.

Distraught of his wittꝭ ever since thursday