Casebooks

RN Thomas Nichols \of litle Linford/ taken very strangly in his belly novēb 25. ☉ h. 3. p m 1632 |13 y|

RN Robart Hill of litlington 8 y f {sic} March. 2. die ☉ ♄ {sic}. 11. ant m 1600 payned in his throate hath an arising in his stomack to his throate backe & syde.

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Lyddy Pryour of Dunstable. 9. y Decēb 22. ☿ h. 1. 30 p m 1619

this child is strangly handled ever sinc it took her it rūneth into every te & when it cōmeth into her lips & throat then cānot speake but after it is gone sk\r/yketh. at others tymes lyfteth vp her bodye

RN troubled w^th strang convulsions the wench the morow on \St/ Stephens Daye ☾ sep a ⚹ ♄ ap ☌ ♀. p △ ♂ h. 8 ant m 162{6}|5| & swounded at that tyme & hath bene troubled w^th convulsiōs ever sinc

Marg Howlet taken w^th strang fits of convulsions & wythering of her face & neck S^t {sic} Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 8 ant m 1625

RN Marg. Dixye \Maxye/ tooke away & kii|c|kd|e|d of the sticks of frō the firre {sic} march 12 ♀ h. 10. 45. ant m. 1624 /9 weekes sinc yest tormented\¹

old goody Dixye susp. this womā brought a few sticks & put it on the fire & burned

RN Harry Clarke of Ashon 6 y. swollen in his face cryeth & skriketh. Ian 18 die ♀ h. 12 1. p m. 1600. metunt veneficiū

RN Edw. Pen of old Stratford a yere & halfe & 3 weekes this next sonday about six in the after noone borne. cane {sic} to me Apr. 24 h {sic} hor 11. 15 ant m 1624 on goody Clarke y^t dwelleth had {sic} by he & she Did curse the child 2. y. sinc & neaver sinc but scoureth cōtinually whatsoev^r it teaketh & breaketh out mutch

Francis Butlye of Holywell 39. y. March. 3. ☿. h. 1. p. m. 1630¹

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

RW Mary Bonner of Flitton y. 9. d. ☿ h: 0. Ianuar: 23. 1622. much swelled in her head & face: & her belly sometimes. scoureth much

RN Iane Curtes \of Stanwick/ came to my house Iune 16 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m 162i

can heare but cānot speake. eyes sore.

RN Thomas Atterbery \of hav^rshā/ borne the weddens night about seav. before Candlemas was brought heather to me 16 weekes old last weddensday was brought vnto me may 31. ♀. h. 10. 30 ant m. 1622 /the vse of the lims taken away\¹

RN Thomas Quare of Sawford 10. y. may. 16. ♃ h. 7. ant m 1622 |a lame child whose hart panteth.|

RN Agnes Tappe 4 y old of Astwood feb. 16. die ♄ h. 1. p m 1600. cryeth of her belly pynd & consumed. Elisabeth Burdge suspected¹

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