Casebooks

SF m^r Eveling at 50 p 8. 5 Ilij {sic} ☿ an’ m’ vtrm {sic} sit venif

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

RN Belys wife for her child of 8 y. taken in the head. feareth lest bespok by Rid{es} wife because ever sinc{illeg} there falling out hath bene so evill handled a very good wat^r. Sept 18 die ♂ h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599

RN Ione Carter of widowe of husb. Crowly 50 yeres old. Octob. 6 die ♄ hor. 9 ant m. 1599.

RN Thomas Leades an old man that dwelleth in Stonystratf. & vseth to sell aquavitæ. lyeth at his hart pit ever sinc satterday night & is as a thing that heaveth & sucketh on him & maketh him that he cannot rest day nor night. & {sic} wilbe rept if he dre & would be rept a live if I would counsell him thervnto. looketh very pale & cōsumed Decēb^r. 10. hor die ☾ h 11. ant m. 1599. ter nuptus.

RN Agnes Halton 4 yeres old. on good friday last. Decēb. 12. die ☿ h. 10. ant m 1599.

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

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 Ihone honour enquireth what is good for her disease of 36 yeres Aug. 9. die ☿ h. 5. 30. ant m. very fearfull

RN Margaret Page of Lathbury 35 yeres old. shee lieth in & was delivered of a child 3 weekes since wilbe muday {sic} next. shee lacketh her milk & can scarce digest her meate shee feareth lest shee is ill bespoken. shee hath had many losses of cattell &{c} Octob. 13. die ♀ h. 11. 15. 1598.

RN Amy Ashby of 40 yeres old of CastleThroppe yesterday morning laye speachles. sicke \a week/ Octob. 26 of Octob. die ♃. h. 8. 38. mi. 1598. |hodskins of litle Linford quærit.|

RN Thomas Marcholl for his daughter in law Alce Mason w^thout her consent who is straingly handled Iane Warren suspected to bespeake it. 27 of feb. die ♂ h. 9. 7. 1599. Dorothy Sumner. suspected.

RN Goody foukes of Newport 55. very ill: Sept. 29 die ♄ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1599.

RN Susan Blundell toke her fit by some foolish vision & sight at what time she laughed & sawe Goody Greene & goody Nichols flinging of trenchers & when it tooke her as they say shee cryed out vppon Goody Barnwell. the 13 of Novemb. die ♄. h noctis circ 12 1596.

Susan Blundell

RN Gesp^r Gadstone of Sawcy forrest 55. wheath^r bespoken or no of Ione Dustin. \vnmaried & her Aunt/ Dodslyes wife. for his finger prickt w^th a naile a nale thorough the finger sore ranckled. Martij 22 die ♃ h. 10. 15. 1599.

RN Elisab Carter of Cranfild 43 y. 14 y sinc had a childe novemb. 26. die ☾ h. 10. 15 ant m. 1599 never well sinc shee bred two twins & on dyed. /payned in her brest.\

RN at this time or about 12. 15 a Tealer of Kempso asked me wheat^r he were not bespoken because he fell into a bleeding not thincking to live

RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheath^r p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die ♀ h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.

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 Margaret fowler of Newport of 30 yeres old. sick a longe time about his|er| hart & every ioynt & a great payne in her hed of long time. {t}|c|omplayned on thursdaye last

Margaret fowler of Newport vnmaried of 40 30 yeres old sick a long time in hed hed {sic} & hart & hath a great reume come over her eyes for this longe time complayneth sinc thursday last about 12 at midnight. die ♃ novemb 16. die ♃. h. 12. at midnight 1598. they feare lest shee be bewitched of H.