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.\

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 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 M^r Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the M^r Iermyn\

M^r Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corpꝯ chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.

RN Robartꝭ Malins the sonne of old Thomas Malins died poysonig him selfe for that he could not mary w^th a a mayd y^t {eith^r} he loved extremely as some suppose 1590 die ♀ d Sept. 18. die ♀ h. 3. 30. mi. nos quærimꝯ morbū. h 2 15 mi. I was at the house & did see him fome at mouthe

RN M^r Williā Norwoode of y^t was of an Apprentice of London. natus Ian. 13. 1605. then 20 y /An Apprentice of London\ came to me Ap. 17. ♀ h. 4. 30 p m 1629 |a lett^r frō D. Iermā in his behalfe being fellow onc of Corpꝯ chri college| |his broth^r brought a letter frō D Germā|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 M^r Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceitꝭ to w^ch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 ♃ h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

RN Makums sone in law Winkles came for a frind of his that was mopish. & weake in his brayne. Iune 22. ☿ hor. 5. 30 ant p m. 1603.

GJ Iohn Archer of Lidlington 19 y. Aprill 26 ♃ ho 12 in mer. 1604 RN |foolish in his wits & raveth.| GJ

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 May {sic} Carter of great Stowton. 27 y Ap 2 ☿ h. 7. 30 ant m 1617 |he brought his wifes water|¹

RN Ralph wynter\ton/ fellow of kings college a rare young mā for learning studyousnes & strictnes of life mopish melancholick fell ill by overmutch study & y^t a knight inter{n}ayning him to rede to his sone & yeare mising him 30^l  aiū {sic} put him no mā cā yet leare {sic} the cause after a quart^r of a yere {s} {sic} his father sent for him march 24 ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1622 |23 y Aug 26. h. 3. 30 p m.|

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|

RN florenc Billin of Halston 3 miles beyond Northāpton Decēb 11. ☿ h. 5 p m 1594 but came to me feb. 28 ♂ h. 4. 20 p m. 1632. /Desp. of gods mercy.\ /M^r Morly a minister wrote in her behalfe.\¹

RN Frauncis Tomson by her husband of lowton 30 of March. die ♀ h. 12 30. mi.  morbo. 1599 caput phantastijs melancholicis laborat. timore spiritu’. 42. yeres. /muscam metuit et {muo}rē\

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 my Cosen hee marsh. for S^r Arthur Harrys his Daughter of 17 or 18 y. Iune 22|3| ☿. h. 8. 40 ant m 1619 /strangly troubled w^th melanch ready to desp & to make her selfe awey.\