Casebooks

RN Chrystopher of Wren of Hanslop. 60 y octob. 25 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m 1606.

for his eyesight red & waterish.

RN Sylvest^r Clarke of litlington. 45 y Apr 26 ♂ hor. 11. 45. ant m. 1603

for her dyme sight & waterish eyes.

RN Katherin Kent \otherwise Ruly/ of Stoe 40 |38 y| Aug 12. ☉ h. 4. 25 p m. 1627¹

RN Henry Rivys of Cosgrave at the same tyes {sic} for his ey dymed.

RN Thomas Succour of sherington 6 y Apr 27 ☿ hor. 11. 45 ant m 1603 for dyme eyes

RN Gryphen Crocker of litle Kymble 60 y. Decēb. 3. ♄ hor. 9. 50 ant m. 1603. his eyesight blasted on \fayled him/ y^t by litle he knoweth not howe

his grond is haunted & treasure is hid there as the report goeth.

there is hard mutch musicke & melodye. |this Gryphen Crocker dwelleth in y^t house hath seene lightꝭ.| the son of Elsborough 16|7||8| y sinc delivered a note out of a booke vnto Henry Gynger y^t now dwelleth at wiggynto in hartford sheere an old man of 80 yeres. as followeth.

Elsborough church & litle Kymble church of the right syde of the way betw even against the castle hill ther lyethe of gold & sylver & Iewels brasse & pewter a weane load layd in by lord Everet knotsby & his man at the conquest this was all y^t was delivered him in a note w^ch he lost willing him to enquire furth^r for he him selfe saw often a great light w^ch hath bene seene since by many sinc his death. & sometymes there will appeare a thing leeke a blacke hogge & very lately seene a \white/ catt w^th a marvelous long & great teale w^ch rāne into a pond musick hard lately by Crockwell & his wife & children.

Henry Ginger w^th in those 2 yeres when some came to seek this treasure saw a white bullocke w^thout ye eares & hornes. & others saw a feare gentlewomā. a lyon an Antlop a fyer {sic} w^th a gray cloke cast vppō his shoulders. but none could fynd the treasure./

RN a litle boy 3 yeres old for his sight feb 2. ☿ hor 1. 45. p m 1603.

RN Iohn Hescok of Strickson 60 y. Martij 10. die ♂ hor. 2. p m. 1601.

 oculoꝝ caligine

RN Will: Surredg of harold 2 y cānot abyde to behold y^e light.

RN Alce Buttler of wavendon 2 y A next shrovetyde a w{illeg}|e|eke before weddensd morning at the first cocke being about on came to me {illeg}|A|p. 18. ♃ h. {illeg} {sic} 10. 25 ant m. 1622. eyes red sore waterish

RN Rich Weatherhead {Ap} 22 ☾. h. 7 ant m 1622. eye sight

RN Robert Alexander of Thurly Decēb. 9. ♂. h. 4. 30 p m 1623 his sight hath fayled him halfe a yere

RN Campions wife for her eys scalding hot & waterish y^t she cānot see to worke march. 5. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 9. 40 ant m 1625¹

Shee was stroken blinde Apr. 6 ♂. h. 6. 50. p. m. 1630

RN M^r Charlets sonne of Pembroke college in Oxford M^r of Arts sometyms cōmoner of Alsoule college came to me in the behalfe of M^r White fellow of Pembroke college who hath a purpose to come to me for his eys w^ch be very dym that he cā scarce see w^th them but hath bene so a yere & formerly hath had my consayle Iune 17 ☾ h. 7. 20. ant m 1633

RN M^r Hull Williā Hull of Newport for his eys y^t water. Ap 8 die ♂ h. 8. 35. ant m. 1600.

RN M^res Moulso for her iches & for her Dimnes of sight. 60 4 may. die ♀ h. 9. ant m 1599

RN Iohn Stonebridge of Newport servant to Thomas Ashpoole 22 y. old troubled w^th a h{umour} about boath his eyes. Sept 9 die ☉ h. 6. p m. 1599

RN Williā Doe of Cranfild 50 y sept 19 ☾ hor 10. 40 ant m 1603. right eye blood shot exceedingly

RN Rich Barret of Cranfild 14 yeres at the same tyme servant to the forner {sic} mā for his rūnyng eyes