Casebooks

RN An Shortreed 3 quarters Old Decēb 18 h 8. 30 ant m 1624

mater  infante strangly handled

RN Taken strangly Decēb 18 ☉ h. 11 p m 1625

RN Iohn Goldsbborow the gradchild {sic} to S^r Iohn Robart Pean Pain of Sowthoe 4 y suddenly & strangly taken Octob 25 ♄ hor. 10 ant m 1628

RN M^r Pow my L. Purbecks serv: for his frinds child octob 16 ♃ h. 6 p m 1623

The child borne a yere old. Convuls.

Iohn Rainte was borne miklemas was twelfmonth on miklemas Day last was twelfmonth h 4 p m. 1622 strangly handled

Iohn Raunt of London a yere old last miklemas troubled w^th convulsi{ons} octob 16 ♃ h. 6 p m 1{623}

M^r Pue my lord Purbe{ecks} serv: for this child

RN Goody Mable of Turvy 39 y octob 9. h. 8. 30 ant m 1624 /maritus sine consensu strangly handled for a day & a night w^th maāy sudden strang fits\

RN M^r Iohn Iohnson of g|G|reat Ford 21 y \a batch/ Ian 31. ☾ h. 6. p m 1625.

natus Ap 11 ☿ the 2 y of his matyes raigne 1604 h. 4 p m. 1604

strangly handled & hath had 3 sev. fits the first decēb. 12. & cōtinued vntill the 18 of the same 2 Ian first & cōtinued vntill the 9 of the same the 3^d fit Ian 21. & nowe reasonable well sine Consensu /pater  filio sine consensu\

RN March 25 25 ♂ h. 12 p m 1628 suddenly taken & strangly distempered

RN Iane Lightfoote nata vppon S^t Iames day about 3 in y^e morning was a {sic} last S^t Iames day a twelfmonth is very sick & lyeth strang & was not signed w^th the signe of the crou|s|se. it the child gnaweth 3 days ill.

RN The eldest Will: Lewys of Henly vppon Tems 15 y Ian 25 ☿ h. 1. 40 p m 1626 h. 2. p {sic}

Rob. Lewys 11 y {lat}. 8 weeks

Sam. Lewys {illeg}|t|his day a weeke.

all in leake maner w^th st{ran}ge convulsions months & crye hereof.

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 ☾ h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

RN Mres Iēnyngs strangly taken w^th sore fits of convuls Ap 13. h. 12. p {sic} at mydnight 1623. /sine consensu\

RN sorely handled w{^th} strang fits of con{vul}sion decēb. 12 h. 4 ant m. 16{24}

RN Th. Hadyn of Dedington 2 y Iuly 20 {illeg} Iuly 18 ♀ h. 10 ant m 1628 dyed strangly. on sonday of an Impostume & a great bunch.

RN This strang fit of convuls. tooke it Iuly 14. ☾ h. 5. 30 p m. 1628 \of Calverton/ An Iames taken at this tyme first

RN my lady Mydleton her husb. water sine consensu octob. 16: ☾ h. 7. ant m 1620.

S^r Thomas taken w^th a strang fit & passion of the splene & stone octob. 15. ☉ h. 10. \9. 30/ p m. 1620.¹

RN Lettice Shermā of Woulv^rton 23 y march 29 ♃ h. 8 9. ant m. 162i

she came heather w^th her mother. strang fits then swoūding in her bed as the falling sicknes or mother.

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 ♃ h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it p^rsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled w^th wynd¹

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 troubled w^th strang convulsions the wench the morow on \St/ Stephens Daye ☾ sep a ⚹ ♄ ap ☌ ♀. p △ ♂ h. 8 ant m 162{6}|5| & swounded at that tyme & hath bene troubled w^th convulsiōs ever sinc

Marg Howlet taken w^th strang fits of convulsions & wythering of her face & neck S^t {sic} Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 8 ant m 1625

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her m^r Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken w^th strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected