Casebooks

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

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 |1598.| Elsabeth Richardson tooke her sicknes the 2 of Iuly die ☉ h. int^r 10 & 11. 10. 30 mi an m. 10. 15. shee hath an idle hed & speaketh foolishnes bereaved of her speach & of her wittes

RN Susan Piggot of {sic} belonging to the lord of kent 18 y Iuly \17./ ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1609 /M^r Henry piggot her brother  sorore\¹²

RN Dorothy Cup of Stachdon {4}|3|4 y Iune 26 ♀|♂| h. 2. 25. p m 16i0 ty in p^rsence.¹

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 The noble lady of Westmorland \de la Spencer/ young S^r Rob Napers sister in Law by the maryg of her sister she Directed a letter to me touching a gentlewomā y^t wayteth on her on Mres Crost 21 y march. 15 ♃ h. 2. 25 p m 1627 /of Aptharpe\ /her wits & menory {sic} decayed & cānot be kept in her\¹

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 Elis fox of Shenly 36|4|. Iuly 6. die ☾ hor. 1 p m. 160i

taken w^th a feare in a wood thinking shee hard a voice ever sinc out of her wits.

RN Ione Mead {sic} \Any|m|y Hall. otherwise Mosse./ I looked vppō her water. Iuly 24. ♂ h. 6. 45. p m 16i0¹²

RN Alce lelā of Brixworth. 33 y septēb vj. h. 3. 30. p m husb sent to me agayne may 24 ♄ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1606.

hart hole but brayne distēp wits & sences gone

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 An Walker of litle Woulford 26 y. A {sic} a mayden Aug 20 ♂ h. 9. ant m. 1622 she was p^rsent¹

RN Ione Hammō of Hartf{ord}shere by Mres Brog{rave} 21 y Ian 7 ♂ h. {1} p m. 1623

Mres Brograve w{rote} in her behalfe.

Ione Hāmon \of Bullingford Westem⸫/ of Hartfordsheere w^thin a myle of mres Brograve 21. y. Ian 7. ♂ h. 1. p m. 1623. \was not present but in the towne/ not capable of senc mopish & foolish & obstinate. /was not then p^rsent\

RN An Parkins of Tachebrooke. 44 y Ap 13 ♂ h. 1. 28 a|p| m 1624 talketh {in}dico{ro}sly & seyeth y^t her child will bagge hath assayed to muder {sic} her selfe {illeg}|t|o Kill her selfe w^th knife & to drowne her selfe but could \not/ Despayreth of her salvature & sayth y^t she did neaver serve god

maritus  vxore vxor suspicat^r maritū quæsiturū auxilū {sic}  vxore

her mother was troubled w^th physick

RN on M^r Silvester cane {sic} to ne {sic} for on mes Silvester Katherin Shatbolt of warrick shere y^t |y^t| laugheth & weepeth & is mopish for y^e space of 4 y or there about to vndertake her vppō the motion of on M^r Pritchad a p^racher of Ol|c|ly wh{ere} D smyth did Dwell octob 18 ☿ h. 3 30 p m 1626.

RN Elis Craven of Ashwell 29|8|. y. {sic} 29 y. May 25 {sic} 25 ♀ h. 3. 20 p m. 1627 mopish & will speake litle would have a young mā & her frinds weare \agaynst it/ cryeth out y^t she is Dam̄ed & {illeg}|d|oth weepe continually |the mā p^rsent but she regardeth not him now|