Casebooks

RN {C}icely Coppingford of Hanslop borne fryday after candlēas about 5 in y^e after noone 42 y last candlemas lost 8 child & neav^r came to byrth but on child. her mothers her {sic} husb mother in lawe old goody Coppingferd susp to beword her/ the first of all did thrive

RN Ioanna Barnewell iterū me accessit feb 7 ☉ hor. 5. 3|2|0 p m 1602. vt me iterū cōveniret.

RN M^r Cāian of Moulton 40 y sept: 10 ♀ h. 2 p m 1630.

There was a falling out betwixt him & Alce Church ill thought

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 An Cosen of Great Paxto{n} feb 22. ♃ h. 3. 38 p m 16i6.

metuit venefici{um}

Alce Raynolde /of great Paxton.¹\ Alce Marshall Isabell Walsey. Alice king of Toseland. Isabell Wha{rrow}²

RN Goody fild of lilly. Octob. 8. ☿ h. 3. p m 1617

Kate Hurst susp.

Ione Pyddle.

Ione Colling.

RN Iohn Harte her sonne 26 y vmayed {sic}. sept 24 ☾ h. 3 40 p m 1621

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

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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GJ A yong man \One Howses sonne/ of B{o}|y|thon in Huntingdon shire 26 y. his water was brought sine Consensu feb: 1|2|0 ☿ ho. 2. 45 p m. 1605

Straungely tormented by witchcraft since shrovetuesday. g: Shelton the witch in prison.

RN I{o}|h|one Symons susp. by Burfoote Ian 20 ☾ h. 12. 1623

because he is well & suddenly ill.

RN Edward young. 12. y. old Apr 12 ♀. h. 5. 39. p m 1611 wild headed above 5 y hath no gov^rnanc of him selfe. susp / a woman named Rebecca.

RN Th. Ashon 6 y sept 9 ♃ h 1 p m 1619 a great cough bad longs Ellen Ashon susp

RN A womā of Stratford broght a litle child a v {sic} xj weeks old would sucke other bodyes teates but not hers very vnquiet & crying. hath a great cold Aug 11. ☉ h. 1. \25/ p m. 1622¹

RN her daughter Mres Elenor Aylet 17 y may 15. ☿ h. 7 30 p m 1633

her daughter idle headed & moped |vide Maij 3^o| 4 y ill witchery suspectted {sic}

cānot make butter nor cheese

Elisabeth Spacy susp: Rich Pavet susp. /& H Rebecca his wife\ w^th many others

16 or 17 more suspected.

old goody Ransden the begȳner of all there troubles dyed 5 y since

Fayth Sayick y^t was her servant Harmed

RN a young mā of Bothon in Huntington shire 26 y was brought sine cōsensu feb r 20. ☿ h. 2. 45. p m. 1605. strangly tormented by witchraft sinc shreve{illeg}|tue|sday Shelton the witch in prison¹

Robt Sum̄erly of Doddington 2. y. March 13. ☿. h. 12. 20. p m 1633

simple & mopish, flesh fallen from y^e wast downeward, weak at Knees, & cannot stand. was Sick \at/ a q^rter olde, & was neu^r well since. feareth some ill to\u/ngue. Gadwife Purny Susp.

RN Mres Elenor Aylet of magdalen laver 30 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 1. 45 p m 1633 |in Essex.|

supposeth her selfe to be bewitched her first husb was witched to Death she her Daughter Elis: & her old serv Fayth Sage y^t is mayed {sic} not well

was better till this fortnight sinc Rebecca write was at her house

sinc hath bene troubled in her milke & making of cheese her milke sowrs & her cheese w^th an ill sent

she hath a great heate vppon her & is wonderous ill

her daughter mres Elis. not well

her husb is troubled w^th a great heate her old serv. maryed hath a great heate & sweat her cows in her yard are taken lame & there milke dryed