Casebooks

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

RW Ioane Parkinson of Pirton in Hartfordsheire. y. 20. d. ♂. h: 3. 30. p: m: Maij. 1^o. 1627. moopish this tweluemoneth, distracted of her witts: fell ill first vpon a beatinge by her dame: no sence or vnderstandinge at all, nor a word frō her can be gotten vnlesse they anger her, & then she bids a rat on them they trouble her. hath them well. eateth vnreasonably m^r Hamond wrote for her in her behalfe a lustie wench

RN Sara Poling of North Crowlye 40 y may 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. \12 50/ p m 1610 /sine consensu.\ |calleth vppon god|¹

RN M^r Wyllison of London for his wife in a maner distracted very mopish & full of melancholy Martch 23 ♀ h. 7 p m 162i sine consensu |in Austen Fryars neare the Dutch church.|

RN Elis: Carpenter of Harding 21 y Ian. 21. ♃ h. 9. 38. ant m 1608 pater  filia sine consensu¹

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 An Southā of Croaton 33 y May 10 h {sic} hor 10 25 ant m 1623 light headed & vnruly & idle talke & is very furious cānot abyd any prayer to be sayd by her worse when she is bound |would murder her selfe maritus  vxore|

RN Elis Cowly of Chichely. 46 y. may. ☾ 20. ☾ h 10 20 ant m 1633. /was p^rsent\

mynd troubled w^th doubting & a fearfu{l} melanch & di{d} seeke to hurte her selfe

RN Will Iereland of Dustable 30 y Iune 24 ☾ h. 1. 39 p m 1633 /head light nynd {sic} troubled talketh idlely\

RN febr 28 ☿ h. 5. ant m 1610

\lady musteans Daughter/ /tempted to despaire & to destroy her selfe\ {illeg}|f|ebr 28 ☿ h. 5 p m 1610.

The lady Mustean sent for her phrentick Daughter 22 y feb 28. ☿ h. 5. p m 1610 \full of blood/ /had thē not.\

GJ Iohn Archer of Lidlington 19 y. Aprill 26 ♃ ho 12 in mer. 1604 RN |foolish in his wits & raveth.| GJ

RN The lady warren\Washineton/ton {sic} of Westbery 45 y sept 17 ♀ h 3. p m 1630

for mopish melanch will hardly speake sine Consensu.

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 Purney of lowton 10 y the munday night 11. y|a|t night before miklemas next. Aug 2. ☿ h. 1. 45 p. m. 16i5 the child in p^rsenc /full of convulsion fits. like on distracted & senceles.\

RN May {sic} Carter of great Stowton. 27 y Ap 2 ☿ h. 7. 30 ant m 1617 |he brought his wifes water|¹

RN Elis. Rose of Hadnā in Buckinghā shere by Alesbury 29 y novēb 28 ♀ h. 4. 45 p m 1617 /in p^rsenc\ ¹

RN Ralph wynter\ton/ fellow of kings college a rare young mā for learning studyousnes & strictnes of life mopish melancholick fell ill by overmutch study & y^t a knight inter{n}ayning him to rede to his sone & yeare mising him 30^l  aiū {sic} put him no mā cā yet leare {sic} the cause after a quart^r of a yere {s} {sic} his father sent for him march 24 ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1622 |23 y Aug 26. h. 3. 30 p m.|

RN Iohn Allyn of Owndon first taken & troubled in mynd & conscienc by the {iudg} D{eman}d in a {somer}. & the day before not having to keepe the market shut downe his shop. wept & tooke on Iune 22 ☉ h. 4. p m 1623

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^r Robert Basket of Divelish: in Dorcet sheere 2 3|4| {sic} |24|. y. octob: 9. ♂ h. 3. 30 p m. 1627 |M^r of artꝭ|

satt was senet grew out of the way. but on sonday sonewhat {sic} outragious. /given to stilling & chimicall distill.\

his mother sent to her sister have my

sine consensu

very religious sober & studious¹