Casebooks

RN At Luten M^r Walkyndon on that had lost his horses aft^r a st{rang} maner dying suspected on Katheron Wels of the same towne moved this question to me sending for her who was the before me not knowing therof. septemb 27 die ♄ hor 7 ant m. 1600 or wheath^r shee be his enemye.

RN Alce Graye of Grendon 50 y Iune 21 ☿ h. 10. 12 ant m 1609

this womā hath bene troubled this 5 yeres w^th some bad bodye & cānot make chese but it will have bunches & it wilbe bytter & stronge of the Rūnet

Alce Cave of y^t towne 60 y who hath an Ill name./ & Doll Risinge. |her mother Margery Rising susp dead.|

cheese looketh & is well whiles it is 3 weekes old. afterward it waxeth bitter & is strong of the rūnet./ she lost 2 y. sinc 2. beasts fomyg.

RN Georg Geffery of Moulsoe susp for the sodayne & strang Death of his cattle lately. on Eliz woodfild of Neuport y^t goeth about a begging Iune. 28. ☿. h: 3. 15 p m 16i5

RN a widow named katherin Wad Maund of great Chesserton. Iu 60 y Iuly 31 {sic} h {sic} hor. 1. 30 p m 1629

susp y^t her beasts be killed by on goody Maddick

RN M^r Anth: Lightfoote Decēb Ian 1. h {sic} hor 11 20 ant m 1630 {sic} /sent me a quarterne of mutton, & a fat goose\

Th Lawson denyeth the stayling of his mare but fond in cōtrary tales

Cheese stole the mare & is fled but he heareth where his mare is

Smyth is taken & cast into prison vppō a robbery.

S^r Anthony Colly his landlord given to drinking wheath^r he will {li}ve Longe

S^r Lewys watson robbed of 27^l.

he sup y^t Cheese, Swan \is in prison on susp/ wheather the plate be spent

when he might talke w^th him to make him confes

RN a butch^r of litle Brickell came to me for to be directed to follow a boy y^t had stollen his goods & was rūne from him may 31 die ♄ h. 10. 15 ant m 1600.

RN A poor mā of Soulbery hath lost 3 beastꝭ Aug. 25 die ☾ h. 11 30 ant m. 1600

RN M^r Cooke of feny stratford lost a horse came to me Sept 3 die ☿ h. 2|i|. {illeg}|4|5. 1. 45 p m. 1600

RN M^r Vuedale calfes & bullockes die & frothe he feareth lest they be bewitched. Ian. 17 die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 9. 10|9|: ant 50 m. ant m 1600

RN Mres Stafford of Westbury widow sent to me for to know wheather her cattle be witched but I sent her a{illeg}|way| & rated her y^t came because I never dealte in sutch fooleryes

Octob. {illeg}|4|. ♂ hor 8 ant m 1603.

{h}ath had as shee sayth many losses.

RN Alce Gray of Groundon 44 y Aug 11 ☾ h. 10. 30. ant m 1606 4 her cheases well made & about a fortnight rise vp in bunches like biles & do heave & wax bitt^r metuit veneficiū

Alce Cave an old womā

Dorothy Rysing a mayden.

RN Margaret Emmerson 44 y Apr 27 ☾ h 4. 38 pm 1607. came for sheepe w^ch are crossed

RN D. Shep. in the behalfe of on m^r nich. fish a minister of great esteeme for a serv. rūne away w^th the mony of cattell sold to know where he is octob 23. ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1612

RN Goodmā Greene for his horses at this tyme. at 7. & {sic} {9} {illeg} \20. m./

RN Goodmā Asby lost na had a Cow & a calfe stollen from him on monday night last Apr. 3. came to me to know w^ch way he went Ap 3. ☿ h. 5. 40 ant m. 16i6

Goodman Ashby had a Cow \& a calfe/ stollen on monday night last stollen out of Staunton grounds Apr 3. ☿. h. 5. 40 ant m 16i6

RN Anne Gale of Goldington 32 y octob. 22 h {sic} hor. 12 25 p. m. 1625.

vide Octob. 19.

hath had great losses in her horses. & lost thē & her beasts ill would know wheath^r beworded

RN Henry Mons sister at Woulv^rton came to crave my Consell for her husb mutch indebt to get some tection for him & then he would pay his Debts as he could get mony feb 28 ♂ h. 11 40 ant m 1626

I told her I could not pleasure her.

RN M^r Dive for stealing of 71 sheep \out/ of his fold. Iuly 2|4| die ♀ h. 11. 42. ant m. 1600 suspecteth his servantꝭ

Iohn Silby. Edward Bramly.

RN Iohn Watkins Miller of Willing hath lost a peare of stockins out of the mill. Iuly. 18. die ♀ h. 3. 4{illeg}|9|. p m. 1600

• Iohn Kendall is of thē suspected
• his fellow in the same house a loder./

RN Iohn Kendall of Willing mill Iuly 23. die ☿ h. 11. ant m: 1600

for a paire of Stocking stollen suspecteth his fellowe.