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

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.\

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

Anne Knott of Holcott a widowe 46. y. Feb. 11. ♃. h. 4. p. m. 1630

Is light headed & talketh very idley sometimes rageth & raueth, hath beene soe eu^r since Saturday, since yesterday hath beene very ill. cannot sleepe¹

RN Alexander Lovell of Hazlebeech a husb: in Northāpton sheere 50. y. mac|rc|h. 19 h {sic} hor: 9. 15 ant m 1625.

mynd troubled & will speak idlely & had physick & a S & mended {&} 2. y. sinc & now & is sore visited w^th sickns {sic} anys {sic} this fortnight.

march 15 extree {sic} ill about 12. 30 p m 1625

RN Goodmā: Cardwell. of this towne march. 11 ☾ h. 6 30 ant m 1622 ¹ /long troubled in his hed mopish & foolish & very vnruly & overthwart\²

RN Henry fish^r of Eastcot a serving mā to my lord Harrington 40 y febr 28 ♃ hor. 9. ant m 1605. crased in braine put out of service by his Mres for the love of a mayd.¹

he sent only to knowe when he should fynd me at home y^t he might come over vnto me./

RN Mres Crowlye of Asp Harlington. 26 y last the first of ma{rch} last ♃. h. 9 ant m \10/ at night came her selfe to me the 26 of Apr. ☿ h. 9. 4|5|0 ant m. 1609. temped {sic} sodenly to stab any her selfe or others.¹

Mres Crowly of Harlington Apr 26. ☿ h. 10. ant m 1609.

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 Iohn Snow of Padbery 47 y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 1. p m. 1614. |a very godly man in his sences rageth & knoweth no mā. when he {sic}|¹

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 Iohn wakefild of Tibboth where m^r Pots dwelleth Ian 27. ♀ hor 2. p m 1604. 7 yeres maried troubled in Hed & mynd w^th div^rse cogitations & fansies

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 Mres Leate came to my house sick in mynd Decēb^r 3. h {sic} hor. 5. p m 1603.¹

RN Thomas Iakes of Elstoe 35|40| \35/ y Iuly 1. h {sic} hor 9. 45 ant m 1615¹

RN M^r Page of Oxford a noice in his head it made him mad & w^th mutch a doe cured now craveth my helpe & counsell & would come over Ap 13 h {sic} hor 7. 15 ant m. 1622¹

TG {Mr} Robert Langfield 14 y {Decem}br. 11 ♂ h. 3. p m. 1632. {Mel}ancholia affectꝯ præter morem tristatur et de salute dubitare et desperare præsumit, jnitium morbi fuit die ♄ 8 Decembr ante viduum.

RN An Savage of Hardington 20. y Iuly 25 ☿ h. 1. 39 p m. 1632. /a weeke ill mopish & senceles for a weeke mynd troubled\

RN Williā Cauthorne 30 {sic} \29/ y febr 25. ♃ h. 7. 30 ant m 1630

will sweare nutch {sic} & sayth ther is no devill nor witch¹

RN Williā Wilson of He{illeg}|ck|son in Hartford sheere 25 y Iune 19 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 1627

month ill mopish & wont to hang him selfe. being mightely tempted therevnto & gratiously p^rserved & sinc his nynd {sic} is troubledd {sic} y^t he is dāned therfore & cā not be quieted in his nynd {sic} was p^rsent.¹