Casebooks

RN Elisabeth Travell of Hanslop. 96. yeres old. sick this fortnight. sore canot lye hot & burning w^th a verye hie colour feareth least shee be encumbred w^th a bad tounge septemb. 14. die ♀ h. 4. p m 1599.

RN Williā Browne of Grafton 3 quarters taken w^th a skrea{ming} on about Easter & burneth. sent to m{e} Sept. 11. ♃ h. 8 {ant} m 1628

mother suppose{th it} to be bewitch{ed} it doth skrea{me} mutch

RN M^r Henry Rand{ol}pe 3. y. novēb 20 h 11 before noone but father came to me feb. 17. h {sic} hor 1. p m 1627

sinc yester mornings|e| & ever burneth & n hath not yet given him over

RN Mary pen of Stony stratford 29 yeres taken speachles & shaking & throtte{illeg}|ll| & rore & burne. thus taken the 22^th day of August. about 10 a clock at night die ☿ ♄ {sic}. 10. at night 1599. maritꝯ  vxore

RN Iohn {illeg}|B|and of Oxford a husb: maidmaid {sic} 52 y m{arch} 17. h {sic} hor 7. 20 ant m 1627 |tooke it w^th a heate a cold| /witch susp\

RN Elis Church of Weste|m|yll 42 y novēb. 14. ☿ h. 12. 15 ant m 1632. |M^r Alexander Strange vicar of the place. a learned mā sent a letter in her behalfe| /hot in her frentick fits\

RN Mres Francis Whaleleye |of Norton by Galbee| \64 y./ may 3. ♀ h. 2. \45/ p m 1633. |cānot sleepe| |a grosse crazy bodye| distempered w^th heat & discontentment

was brought in a cart was let blood had a purg & an oyntment from Docter Collins of Cambridg but his purg wrought not

RN Goody Knights child 9 y feb. 22. ♃ h 8 ant m. 1627 |falling sick a burning feaver|

witch feared by her mother

RN Suddenly taken in his \right/ arme the vse taken away payned in the throate swelled w^th a cough & taken w^th strong & strang fits & is very hot in his fits w^ch continue above halfe a day feb. 17 ☉ h. 12. p m. 1628

RN M^res Godstowe  morbo. March. 13. a very good water. troubled w^th exceeding heate. about he {sic} stomack & hart & cannot take any rest. Martij 13. die ♂ h. 12. 1599. veret^r \metuit/ venef. sore pluckt & pulled. Russ{e}

RN Frauncis Marshall of Newport very strangly can scarce speake, only maketh signes for water to coole her her mouth is furred white w^th extreeme heate taketh her Drinke by a quill. first bound but y^t I gave her vnbound her nowe in a laske & extreeme hot & drye Decēb. 12. die ♂ h. 9. 30. mi ant m 1598. troubled in her sleepe.

s {sic} husband  vxore sine cōsensu

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe w^th strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted w^th sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god¹

RN An Silvester of Hunsdon in Hartford sheere 42 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6 ant m 1633

strangly handled in her feete w^th pulling & gnawing her feete w^th extremity of payns & her hands pill all over & the tops wore away w^th the payne & did extremely vomyte at the first for 4 days 16 weekes. & had 2 child w^ch vomyted sorely & on child dyed & she cānot sit vp nor goe but as she she {sic} is caryed nor cānot abyde any to touch her hands & feete & are extreme hot

vryne very good Iune 8. h {sic}. hor 6 ant m 1633. /h. 7. 30 ant m 1633\

Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6. ant m 1633.