Casebooks

RN Sara Cox of Northhāpton. 20 y Aug. 19|8| ☉ \h {sic}/ h. 10 30 {sic} \11. 30/. p m 1610 sodenly stroken & fell in a swound. & was taken in her right syde, nor could speak ever after it. {wri}th her mouth. was very mery before {illeg}|th|is took her.

RN Iane Curtis \of Chelson & Caucot/ is 7 y old vppō S^t Buttolphes eve a litle before sone setting will quake & trēble & cā speak I & no but litle els they feare y^t she hath an Impediment \in her/ mouth. \father/ came to me for her w^th this note may 3. ☾ h. 12. 30 a|p| m 1624

RN Phyllis Pedder of Potters Perry of a 11 yeres old. sick on mūday first. then teeethe {sic} hed hart. cannot speak. came to speachles ever sinc noone. her broth^r came for her. Martij 2i. die ☿. h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.

RN Agnes Kinge servā to M^res Burchmore of tottle end 22 y payned hart stomack & head. sodenly ready taken at night for an hour lost her speake munday last about 12 a clock at night came in her owne son Ian 14 die ☾ h. 1. 30 p m. 1600.

RN Goody Mathew of Walton. 40 y Ap 22. ♂ h. 11. 25. ant m 1606|4| {sic} hed & harte /

her speach fayleth her.

RN Agnys Mosse of Newp 24 y Octob 10. ☿ h. 11. 50 ant m 1627 troubled in her throate a yere. & now for this month can not speake but very softly y^t on cā scarce heare her.

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Lyddy Pryour of Dunstable. 9. y Decēb 22. ☿ h. 1. 30 p m 1619

this child is strangly handled ever sinc it took her it rūneth into every te & when it cōmeth into her lips & throat then cānot speake but after it is gone sk\r/yketh. at others tymes lyfteth vp her bodye

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Dorothy Drape of newp 4 y Ap 2 19. ♀ h. 2. 15 p m 1622. hath bene c{or}st 2|4| days vntill this daye cā eate litle. grateth her teeth. head cānot speake.

RN Iane Curtes \of Stanwick/ came to my house Iune 16 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m 162i

can heare but cānot speake. eyes sore.

RN Agnys Lynnell of Dayntry 2 y & thre quaters {sic} nata Aug 16 at 2 in y^e morning {illeg}|t|hen was 2 y & better may 21 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1632

weake limbs cā not goe nor speake sinc it was bone {sic} hath the sences well¹

RN Frauncis Marshall of Newport very strangly can scarce speake, only maketh signes for water to coole her her mouth is furred white w^th extreeme heate taketh her Drinke by a quill. first bound but y^t I gave her vnbound her nowe in a laske & extreeme hot & drye Decēb. 12. die ♂ h. 9. 30. mi ant m 1598. troubled in her sleepe.

s {sic} husband  vxore sine cōsensu

RN Margery Clark a midwife of Stony stratford sick at hart y^t shee cannot speake can scarce travell her thighes & legs doe swell. 51. a thick white puddle wat^r. March. 19. die ☾ h. 4. 20. m. p. m. 1599.

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe w^th strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted w^th sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god¹

RN An Bunch of Risdone 5 y & a halfe borne the 11^th of sept ☾ about 3 in the after noone 1620. ever sinc she was borne lame in her lims cā speak but dead ¹

cānot speake.

cannot styrre. nor stand litle vse of y^e lims./.

RN An Wade of Hampsteede daught^r to S^r Williā Wade. 14 y this next may taken in her tongue ever sinc 4 yeres old. & doth stūble & stuttle & cā scarce bring fourth a ready word. Ap. 23. ☉ h. 12. 50 p m 1615. mater sine consensu

RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheath^r p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die ♀ h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.

RN Thomas Smyth a boy tongue tyed twice or thrice cut: cānot speake

francis Erpe his mother an ach in her back going into her belly & casteth cleere water onc or twice a day & at other tyms

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 ☾ h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it w^th a cold tooke it w^th a cold|

the dead palsy

RN Eliz. Browne of Paulusperry 69 {y} Aug 27. ♃ wa{s} taken in the fild {w^th} a dead palsye y^t took away her speach & lamed all on syde Aug 27 h 2. p m 162{9} she lay in the fild Dead 4 h{oures} no body suspe{c}ting any thing

RN Margaret Smyth of Hutching 26 y Iuly 1. ♀ h. 2. 30 p m 1631. /lims & speach taken away\¹