Casebooks

RN Alce Godfrey 60 y Apr 18 ♂ h. 8. 15 ant m 1609. not sicke. |seemeth to see black visions waking & sleeping.|¹

RN Iohn Shepheard of Crofton in Winge parish 27. y. lately maryed a month afore Christmas on S^t Androwes daye last Ian. 3. ☿. h. 10. 40 ant m 1609    \1610/ /Despayreth\¹

RN Alce Elisabeth knight of newp. 32. y Iune 10 ☾. h. 7. 30 ant m 1611.¹

RN Ione Hull of wavendon I 60 72 y Iune 10 ☾ h. 1|2|. 30 p m 1611. cōplayneth of her hed & wits. & cānot praye & is troubled in her mynd & cānot i{illeg} in the mould of her head./

RN my Cosen \shee/ Evington. 30 y Ap 24. ♀ h. 10. 30|6| ant m. 1612. in p^rsenc¹

RN Thomas Iakes of Elstoe 35|40| \35/ y Iuly 1. h {sic} hor 9. 45 ant m 1615¹

RN Ellen Ellet of Pyddington 48 y Ian 16. ♃ h. 9. 40 ant m 1617 distressed in mynd \ill 3. y./ cānot keepe her water

RN Margaret Darl Williams of Darly 30 y feb 28 ♀ h. 12. 11. 39. ant m 1617¹

margaret wyll: 30 y feb 28 ♀ h. 11. 39 ant m. 1617. a mad. foolish womā w^th y^e losse of her child y^t dyed.²

RN Agnys Helder of Offley 38 y sept 25. ♀ h 11. 20 ant m 1618.

had a litle \on/ since she was w^th me mutch tempted. & troubled in her mynd w^th wicked & evill thoughtꝭ hath had 9

RN M^r Will Bouth troubled w^th most filthy cogitations novēb. 24 ♂ h. hor {sic} 4. p m 1618. was marvelous ill afflicted w^th filthy thoughtꝭ

RN M^res Pedder for her husb. plexed w^th greefe for certen writings cōmitted to M^r Nichols sonne & cānot sleepe to crave my counsell feb 12 h {sic} hor 6 p m 1620¹

RN Iohn Carne of Stony stratford but dwelling in London 26 y. Iune Iuly 1. h {sic} hor. 10. ant m. 1620

he was p^rsent full of melancholy hed mopish heavy cānot sleep. tooke great greefe

RN An Lilly of Shitlington parish 32 y {illeg}|a| mayden March 21 ☿ h. 11. 40 ant m 162i

full of melanch. mopish & lightheaded {talke eyth^r} to mutt|c|h or to litle

RN Susā flatcher of Norton by Balduck 42 y Ian 24. ♃ h. 11. 15 ant m 1622.

troubled in mynd & desp of her salvat. by fits cānot sleepe/

RN M^r Page of Oxford a noice in his head it made him mad & w^th mutch a doe cured now craveth my helpe & counsell & would come over Ap 13 h {sic} hor 7. 15 ant m. 1622¹

RN Bidget Markū of Glouson Ap. 17 ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m 1622 /28 y.\ then the messeng spake vnto me for her

but her letter I rceaved {sic} & read Ap 16 ♂ h. 8. a|p| m 1622

her sences gone 6 weekes sinc {h}er mutch troubled in mynd & prayeth always & growen mopish & cry lord Deliv^r me frō Iue & water./

RN Iohn Daniell Nichols of Brayfild of the greene |42 y a widower| May 24. ♀ h 7. ant m 1622¹

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 Iohn Peake of Heavencot by Tocetour 23 y a {I} {sic} wool wynder Ian: 21. ♀ h. 3. p m 1625.

frater  fratre |sine cōsensu| melancholia et delirio laborāte quæ illi divina videntia inflicta  subia taken in his trade & ritches gotten by his owne hands & industry, begā to growe ryotous & proud in his apparle & his monye w^ch he sayd he would lead to the poer. /othewise {sic} wary & sober now will sweare & talke idlely\ |no care of any thinge|¹