Casebooks

RN Williā Conye 30 y sept 4. ☿ h. 3. p m 1633

Last sonday his child is Dead bet|w|itched & could not rest: all the night long & dyed on monday night

Will: Cony of newp. 33 y. sept: 4 ☿ h 3. p m 1633.

RN Goodmā Campion Sept 12. ☿. h. 4. 20 p m 1632. /19 weekes ☉ at night\

SF Ellin Hixson the Daughter of Richard. and Margaret of of a year almoste/ 1600 the 23 of Iulij ☿ An’ m’ at 9. wher it be forspoken or bewitched or a changerlinge &c or noe the father for the Child

RN Elizabeth Thorpe of Newport Pannell. y. 14 May 10. ☉. hor. 8. 30. A. M. 1607⸫ /the father for the daughter\

RN M^r C {sic} Marsh for his child 10 y Iuly 1. ♂ h. 10 ant m 1617.

RN Iane Shephard of {F}|P|otsgrave 3 y. Martij 21. die ♄ hor. 12. 50. ant m. 160i pater sine consensu.

RN Mres lillingstone of litlington 34 y feb 2. ☉ h. 12. 40. an|p| m 1606.

RN Chrystopher Mun of woulv^rton 3 y the weeke before miklemas on weddensdaye night h. 11 3 & on. pat^r  filio.. Iuly 7. ♃ h. 4. p m. 1608. |pater  filio sine consensu|

RN Mres Grace mathew of Braden for her sonne Humfrey Mathew a yere & so mutch as from Shrovetyde sent to me for him May 12. ♀ h. 8. 50 ant m 16i5 |3 weekes ill a yere & a quart^r old. /for these 3 days hath {sic}\|

RN M^r Wallys in Mres Pantōs behalfe being strangly visited quærit vtrū mrs Panton nō sit passa veneficiū Iuly 30. ♀ h. 7. ant m 16i9

RN Iames Smyth of Broughton natus march 2i ☿ h. 3 p m 162i but his godfather m^r Wilson came in his behalfe affirming y^t the child was bewitched by an old {illeg}|b|ad womā of the towne Iuly 25 ☿ h 8 ant m 162i

RN M^r How for {his} wifes sister 23 y Iune. 6. ☾ h. 11. 20. ant m 163i

M^r Hows wifes sister Cobbington

An Cobington of Turvy \M^r Iames Hows wifes sister/. 22. y. {sic} |23 y.|Iune 6. ☾. h. 11. 20 ant m 163i

RN Mres Brograve sent me a token her husb. full of greev|f|e for the burning of his house & good & M^r for M^r Edmunds Daughter 17. y march. 25 ☾ h. 4. 1|2|0 p m 1622 |M^r Edmunds Daughter.| |harted {sic} as her fath^r thinketh w^th some ill creature/|

RN M^r Thomas Lane of Hitchenden. 14. y. Iune 18 ☾. h. 9. 30 ant m. 162i /pater sine cōsensu  filio\ |6 yeres ill like an Innocent cānot speake readily wheath^r recoaver or not.|

RN Goody Knights child 9 y feb. 22. ♃ h 8 ant m. 1627 |falling sick a burning feaver|

witch feared by her mother

RN Mres Elinor Aylet of Magdalin Laver in Essex 34 y Iune 4 ♂ h. 1. p m 1633.

RN Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veret^r ne sit maleficio v^l veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die ♃ hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.

RN Mres Podder \the younger/ of Potters Perry 30|3| y Ap 30 ♃ h 11. 30 p m {sic} 1618.

hath not had the right course of her body these 3 yers.

feareth a cōsumption |& what is good to kepe her frō it|

vyyn {sic} very good.

would have a purge for her selfe & her husb. who feareth his father disease careth not for meate is Iealous of his wife being very honest & chast. & is sometyes {sic} lunatick & mad 4 y. & a halfe every 3 or 4 days.

he thincketh y^t he is bewitched w^th on a womā y^t gave his mother physick./

& M^r Pedders w{at^r} Ap 30 ♃ h.

RN Mres Elenor Aylet of magdalen laver 30 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 1. 45 p m 1633 |in Essex.|

supposeth her selfe to be bewitched her first husb was witched to Death she her Daughter Elis: & her old serv Fayth Sage y^t is mayed {sic} not well

was better till this fortnight sinc Rebecca write was at her house

sinc hath bene troubled in her milke & making of cheese her milke sowrs & her cheese w^th an ill sent

she hath a great heate vppon her & is wonderous ill

her daughter mres Elis. not well

her husb is troubled w^th a great heate her old serv. maryed hath a great heate & sweat her cows in her yard are taken lame & there milke dryed