Casebooks

W A Wooman of H{illeg} Ha\r/ssam came for Alce Lea that she might be lett bloud shee rageth & taketh one that shee cannot sleepe \y. 40./ May 21. ♃. hor. 3. 30. P. Mer. 1607.

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 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 Marg: Castill of Dorchester 17 y May 28 ♀. h. 7. p m. 1630 /pater  filia sine consensu\

M^r Shute the mynster wrote in her behalfe thought y^t she sore. {sic} saw some ill thing in y^e morning.¹

RN Iohn Thrall of Thrals end 40 y Ap 6. ♀ h. 6. 30 p|a|nt m. 1632¹

SRN Iohn Perkins of Aven Dorset 42. Ian. 27. ☾

troubled with mellancholly in his head. cannot sleep.

vryne good. desires somet{hing} to do him good.

TG William Brocke of Buckenell 40 y. Mart. 2 ☿ h. 1 p M. 1634 Somnia turbulenta et animi deliquia.

RN will white of Kempson. 40. y may. 27. ♀ h. 9. 45. ant m 1625. |not well sinc Easter.|

cānot sleepe quietly greefe for the Death of his mother & his brother lawing w^th him for. touching his mothers will |not sick but troubled in mynd|¹

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

RN M^r Iohn faldoe of Goldington 33 y Iuly 28 ☿ h. 11. 45 ant m 1619 hed ioynts cānot sleepe well & is very sick is mutch feared in his Dreames as is on came to beate him thus often troubled

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. ☾ h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed¹

RN Iohn Bolton of Byssetour 33 y Ap. 2. ♂ h. 11 ant m 1622 troubled in mynd w^th ill thoughtꝭ. & is very light headed & cānot sleepe a yere. had pils & was let blood last yere. the Divell Doth rū in his mynd./ |goody plowright susp.|

RN Edward Brandon of Droughton 22 y a batch novēb 27. ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1620 melancholy mightely troubled in mynd & cānot sleepe & costive head paynd & greatly payned in his stomack.

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 Sara Musgrave of Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. 2 child Apr. 19 ♀ h. 12. 50 p m 1605 mente \valde/ angit^r. n{^c}|e|quit dormire./

RN Williā Wiles of Clyfton 35 y Decēb. 18 ☿ h. 11. ant m. 1622

mutch troubled w^th a fearfull melancholy making him to quake & trēble & sweate is very timorous & fearfull cānot sleepe

RN Robert Muns of Maldene a yere & 3 quaters {sic} idle headed {f} squeaketh rageth & cānot sleepe & wrigeth the body. Iune 1. ♂ h 7. 20 ant m 1624

RN novēb. 30 h {sic} hor 10 45 p m 1622 sore vexed y^t he could not sleepe it lay so heavy vppō his chest

Anne Knott of Holcott widowe 46. y. Febr. 18. ♃. h. 12. 40. p. m 1630¹

RN Iohn Shepheard of Crofton in Winge parish 27. y. lately maryed a month afore Christmas on S^t Androwes daye last Ian. 3. ☿. h. 10. 40 ant m 1609    \1610/ /Despayreth\¹