Casebooks

RN Thomas Bustion of Ashton a towne servant deceb. 23 ☿ hor. 10. 20 ant m 160i

he canot move any of his mebers & lyms beneath his gyrdle 30 y.

RN Iohn Ihounson 58 y Iuly 11. ☿ h. 9. 50 ant m 1632 /of Dodington by wellingborough\

shephead

a fortnight sinc was taken in his knee swelled & rūneth vp to his thighs & backe & cānot rise |a bad stomacke|¹

RN M^r William Chester was borne vppon Easter monday about 4 of the clock p m. this Child is f {sic} very small faynt feble of a longe visage hath not the vse of his lims but specially of his legs to goe natus āno dni 1596. 12 Apr. die ☾ h. 4 p m. 1596.

RN Iames Steaphens /7 y may 7. ☿ h. 12. 25 p m 1628\ of Shellingford natus the 17. of Sept 1622 at betwixt h 7. 30 p m. 1628 {sic} \light headed/ sent to me/ \hath no vse of his lims/ roareth every night

RN Goodmā Campion of this towne Iuly 13 ♀ h 7 ant m 1632. |cānot styr any lim. 8 weekes ill|

RN It tooke him first on sonday last w^th a trēbling all over. & tooke away the vse of his lyms & now his sences & all 25 ☉ h. 9. 30 ant m sodaynly taken 162i /will take nothing nor speak cānot keepe his water\

RN Iohn Scarlet of Neweport 60 y troubled w^th a dead palsie. w^ch taketh away his sight vse of tonge legs we{k}

RN Edward Fessy of Dunstable Houghton 23 y Apr. 30 ♂ h. 10. ant m 1605

stroken sodenly in his left arme & left leg & memory the vse of all taken away taken & stroken the 21 of Apr. |was let blood at begyning.|

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 ♀ h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in y^e morning very early

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

M^r. Banberry of Smithwick in Staffordshire. 64. y. Mpril {sic}. 2. ☿ h. 6. p m. 1634

Taken w^th the Dead Palsye a month or 3 weeks since, hath lost the vse of one Side. Desires to knowe whether there bee Hope of his Recouery.

RN Williā Howse of {sic} Howes of Rodders Throppe 55 y Iuly 8 ♃ hor. 3. 45 p m. 1602. no vse of his armes or hands

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheath^r good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheath^r good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

RN Will. Chester 4 yeres old a very hath not the vse of his lims. / Ap. 26 die ♃ h. 2. 30. m p m. 1599. a sober gentle Child.

RN M^r Marshall servant to M^r Talbot of Saldon 46 y novēb 27 ☾ h. 2. 15 p m 1620

in his backe cānot styr

RN Edw. Longstaffe of Hanslop halfe a yere Iuly 4. ☿. h. 11. 20 ant m 1632.

no vse of the right am {sic}/

RN Thomas Church of North Crouly ma{y} 6. ☾ h. 9. 20 ant m 1633

hath no vse of his ly{ms}

RN Nicholas yerbe of Potters Perry 25 y a batcheler on y^t dwelt w^th Rive of o^r towne 6 weekes henc novēb. 27 ♂ h. 10. 50 ant m 1604.¹

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete w^th a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon S^t Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die ♄ hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aft^r noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

he was blasted in a garden.¹

RN Henry Parkin of Tempsford August. 30. ☾ hor. 6. 15 p m. {illeg} {sic} 1602 a batcheler Lyms ill cānot styrre casteth vp his meate looketh very ill