Casebooks

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 Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. ☿ hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whitꝭ of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

Mres An Barber sept 28 ☿ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled w^th her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aft^r hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calfꝭ of her legs.

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

witch feared by her mother

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.

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 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