Casebooks

RN Eliz: West of Hiempferyes 38 y novēb. 4 ☾ h. 1. p m 16i6 /sine consensu.\ |taken w^th a dead palsy. light headen.| |convulsions eyther laugfest or weepeth in her good senc speach taken away|¹

RN Agnys Teare of Hutchin 55 y Ian. 7 ♃ h. 4. 15 p m 16i9. /troubled in mynd chest ill hed light\

RN Robart Haynes of litlington 23 y may 18 ☾ {sic}. h. 8 ant m 1619. had a quart ague 2 y. & then grew heavy harted & solitery & light headed

RN Georg Smyth of Colemurth in Bedfordsheere maryed a twelfmonthe on child 2|3|2 y novēb. 26 ☾. h. 8 ant m. 162i was p^rsent lightheaded¹

RN Rich. lyster. of wavendon 36 y Ap. 30 ♂ 1. 30 p m 1622 {sic}. 3 p m. 1622 /troubled in mynd head light.\¹

RN The Lady Hāmer at the same tyme ill in her brayne

The Lady Hānner light headed & mutch Distressed w^th ill thoughts. Ian 20 ☿ h. 11 ant m 1630

Desyreth something to quiet her brayne

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 It took her w^th a sweating in her hand & then a lightnes in her head. may 8. h. 6. ant m 163i /in her arms. the thursday before was pinched /\church going\

RN Millers 1598 Iul. 14. die ♀ h. 7. mi. 12. 45 m. Thomas Richardson for his wife. to know what wilbe her end. about 30 yeres old. shee suspecteth shee hath bene bewitched light headed & talketh mutch of the devill shee can not speake sometimes in her fit letteth out her excrementꝭ.

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 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 Maryon Sanford of Parsnā parish 46 y march. 21 ♄ hor. h|2| {sic} 2. 30 p m 1607.¹

RN a young gentlemā of my lord Ruthens acquanetanc octob. 25. ♀. h. 9 ant m 16i6. |M^r Coaple| /{he}d light.\ /new ague every day.\ |{s}orely tormēted w^th a burning feaver wits decayed hed light & gydy|

RN may 8 at fryday it tooke him about 12 in the night it first tooke him in his legs w^th a shooting & sinc it rūneth vp into his hed making him to talke idlely a light head |Is grown starke mad.|

RN Iohn Bolton of Byssetour 33 y Ap. 2. ♂ h. 11 ant m 1622 troubled in mynd w^th ill thoughtꝭ. & is very light headed & cānot sleepe a yere. had pils & was let blood last yere. the Divell Doth rū in his mynd./ |goody plowright susp.|

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