Casebooks

RN Margaret Lawrenc 50 yeres old servant sent in y^t howse never well sinc y^t servante went he{illeg}|r| master did not leeke her well & therfore turned her away. suspected shee can seldome sleepe. fallen downe into her leg this Margaret sayd of her y^t shee was naught w^th on of her masters servantꝭ y^t was marid

RN Ione Carrington of Chaulton 80 y. Iuly 25 die ♀ h. 12 cannot sleepe & cougheth mutch

SRN Elizabeth wotton his wife. very weake for the most part of a month not able to helpe her selfe. cannot sleep at all. flesh bated & pined away

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. ♀ h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled w^th fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 ♀ h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

RN Robart Fynwell of Stony stratford 25 y feb 16 ♀ h. 12. in m 1621

was sorely crossed in the ty y^t he mayed {sic} on monday last sinc very ill. troubled in mynd cānot sleepe dreameth of good

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

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 febr. 17. 16. about 6 at night grew first to be very melancholick & could not sleepe & took a feaver or feb. 16. h {sic} hor 6 p m. 1622

RN friswyth Constable of marsen w^th will Robyns. 22 y Iuly 6. h {sic} hor. 1. 30 p m 16i6. |in her backe crying & cā fynd no rest|

RN Susanna margets of Risdon in the county of Northāpton mayed {sic} 2. y. 23. y. Iuly. 6. ☿ h. 7. p m. 1614 cānot sleepe is lame in her body & cānot styrre

RN Thomas Grove of Ov^rsole 22 y {m}|a| yere mayed {sic} sept 26 ♂ h. 1. 38 p m 1615 |cānot sleepe a great cough shortwyded| |vnlusty|

RN Will: Hofford {sic} \Holford/ of Eveldone 60 y. Ap 3 ☿ h. 12. 25 p m 1633 |cānot sleepe Corp. grosse shortwynded & a drye cough|

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 Richard Carter. of Lillye 30 y in love Decēb: 6. ☿ h. 3. p. m. 1620 |sine consensu| /Widow Pydle is tempted y^t he cānot pray by fits well quaketh cānot sleep\

RN Mres Dorothy Latymer. 25 y may 10 ♃ h. 4. 40 p m 1632 |An extreme cold over all her body cānot sleepe|

& my opinion touching his bewitched child by 2 witches/

RN George Rive of Caucot/ \{illeg}/ 60 yeres old quærit morbū 1597. Novemb. 21. die ☾. h post meid {sic} i^a {illeg}le insōnis est nō pet dormire, nec digere pet cibū et retinere.

RN M^r Ogles for his kinswomā march 21. ♀. h. 1. 45 p m 1617

he writeth to know mye opinion & iudgment touching his kinswomā.

desyrous to have her brought over to me.

her stomack worse sleepeth litle. is sometyms vppon a sudden tormented w^th sweat & then p^rsently cold. her mynd is to come over vnto me./

RN M^r Martyn Tylbie \S^r Thomas Neavell/ of Easton magna 69 y.octob. 31. ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1632.

a noice in his head cānot sleepe spitteth mutch |a stopping in his chest| spitteth mutch

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN Mres Elisabeth. Banyster the daughter of S^r Rob. Banyster 2|3|0\1./ y march. 20 ☿ h. 12. 39. p m 1622 |a very leane melanch. gentlewomā| |costive cōmonly. head ach.| |head weake spl: ready to vnclose & cānot sleepe worst at night w^th raging payne w^th a shooting & dra{w} in her eyes/|