Casebooks

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.

GJ 1602. Decemb. 24. ♄ ♀ ho 6. p m. primus insultus morbi

SF Elizab bear of j yers old the mother for the child 1597 the xj of Aprill ☾ p m’ at 30 p 2 diz et vtrū venificet^r/

RN Agnys Gunther Aug 25|6|. h|☾|. 8 p m. 1605. quærit^r a meipso meapte sponte. an morbus sit natur v^l non. a veneficis v^l fictus |hoc tēpore morbus solitus eā invasit.|

RN M^r vilvayne of Exeter colledg sent me a letter to intreate me wheth^r M^r Cunny be skilfull to helpe against witchery. & {illeg}|w|hat he hath done {illeg}|t|ruely vppon his experienc. & how he doth it & to certefy him of it. Martij 9. h {sic} hor. 11. 25. ant m 1605.

quæro hic mea sponte. a|A|n Mary Gunth^r veneficio sit correpta seu potius. an morbus eius sit ex veneficio nec ne./

RN C|M|res Coo sent to me to come Downe to see her child. Wylliā of 6 y feb 6 ♀ h. 11. ant m 1607 /extreme sick & gnaweth the clothes\ /metuit veneficiū\

& M^r Ducobes sonn Ih|o|hn for his baldnes feb. 6. ♀ h 11 ant m 1607.

SF An sheppabothom of 30 years 1598 the 22 of may. ☾ an’ m’ at xj Diz vtrm venificetr’/

SF M^r florrie 1596 {sic} the 4 of Ianuari ♂ An’ m’ at 15 p 8. Diz et Vtr’ sit venificat^r n̄nō

SF m^r \nicolas// Chepman 5^a questo the 7 of Decemb. ♃ An m’ at 9. Diz & wher he be be witched / or forspoken/

RN Mres \Mary/ Bartholomew \or Isaac/ of Oxford {illeg}|4|0 y sept 20 ☿ h. 8. 20 ant m 1620 |troubled w^th her old infir{mity}|

maleficiū suspicat^r

RN Mres Panton vtrū morbus sit naturalis vel non Ap 29 ♀ ♃ h. 6. 30 ant m 1619

SF Mabil Dennis in the strond of 49 years 1600 the 29 of Septm ☾ p m’ at 10 p 4 diz vtrm sit venificata/

SF Ihon Correll of too yers old / 1601 the 18 of Aprill ♄ an’ m’ at 30 p 9 Diz. et vtrū veneficata n^c nō/

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old hath many strang fits a londonour over against Paules church. her fath^r is a linnen Dra well his wife was M^r Grys syster. well acquainted w^th my broth^r Sandy

quærit causa morbi in p^rsentia filij et patris in prijs ædibꝯ patris sui feb. 5 die ☾ hor 7. 30 m: ant m 16 1599

veneficiu suspicat^r

RN M^r \Edmond/ Ibbot of S^t yeedes 35 y Iune 25 ♀ h. 2. 45 \2. 30/ |30 {sic}| p m 1630

sick sinc Shrovetyde

vtrū venef sit passus sit

RN vide Edward Deane of Elstoe a tall mā 50|5| y Iuly 20 about halfe a yere since lyeth still extreme sick feareth least he is bewitched by a bad neighb on mary Sutton as he susp. killed a horse of his or els at that tyme had dyed

Edward Deanes of Elstoe the former mā 55 y Iuly 29 ♀. h. 2. 20 p m 1608

RN An Blinkinsop 45|6| of Moursley sick this fortnight l {sic} will not keepe her bed though very sick the 5 of Marche die ☾ h. 1. 1599 Margery Meane Ward susp venef.

RN Agnys Ward of Ravensdon 52 y sept 8 ☿ 3. p m 1624 fell out w^th |et susp| Marg price since ill.

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicant^r de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde w^c maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary w^th her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die ☿ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

RN Rich layton of Newnton Blossomfild 55 y march 14. ☿ h. 1. 40 {sic} \2./ p m 1627 had a fall frō a mow & hurt his syde back & loynes ill

vtrū veneficiū passus fuerit \goody Marcholl susp/