Casebooks

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. ☾ h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed¹

RW Ioane Parkinson of Pirton in Hartfordsheire. y. 20. d. ♂. h: 3. 30. p: m: Maij. 1^o. 1627. moopish this tweluemoneth, distracted of her witts: fell ill first vpon a beatinge by her dame: no sence or vnderstandinge at all, nor a word frō her can be gotten vnlesse they anger her, & then she bids a rat on them they trouble her. hath them well. eateth vnreasonably m^r Hamond wrote for her in her behalfe a lustie wench

RN Susan Piggot of {sic} belonging to the lord of kent 18 y Iuly \17./ ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1609 /M^r Henry piggot her brother  sorore\¹²

RN M^r Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the M^r Iermyn\

M^r Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corpꝯ chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.

RN Dorothy Cup of Stachdon {4}|3|4 y Iune 26 ♀|♂| h. 2. 25. p m 16i0 ty in p^rsence.¹

RN Elis: Carpenter of Harding 21 y Ian. 21. ♃ h. 9. 38. ant m 1608 pater  filia sine consensu¹

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 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 The noble lady of Westmorland \de la Spencer/ young S^r Rob Napers sister in Law by the maryg of her sister she Directed a letter to me touching a gentlewomā y^t wayteth on her on Mres Crost 21 y march. 15 ♃ h. 2. 25 p m 1627 /of Aptharpe\ /her wits & menory {sic} decayed & cānot be kept in her\¹

RN Marg: Castill of Dorchester 17 y May 28 ♀. h. 7. p m. 1630 /pater  filia sine consensu\

M^r Shute the mynster wrote in her behalfe thought y^t she sore. {sic} saw some ill thing in y^e morning.¹

RN Elis Cowly of Chichely. 46 y. may. ☾ 20. ☾ h 10 20 ant m 1633. /was p^rsent\

mynd troubled w^th doubting & a fearfu{l} melanch & di{d} seeke to hurte her selfe

RN Will Iereland of Dustable 30 y Iune 24 ☾ h. 1. 39 p m 1633 /head light nynd {sic} troubled talketh idlely\

RN Elis fox of Shenly 36|4|. Iuly 6. die ☾ hor. 1 p m. 160i

taken w^th a feare in a wood thinking shee hard a voice ever sinc out of her wits.

RN Sara Pendred of Dunstable 45 y Aug 12. ♀ h. 6. 25. ant m. 1614. maritus  vxore sine consensu.

brought a bed on monday last was sennet

he came for his wife who is distracted of her wits & did scratch her husb. yesterday & yet a very godly & a religious womā y^t cānot sleepe nor take any rest.

RN Rich Straker of frinckford 21 y Apr 15. ♂ h. 6. 12. ant m. 1606.

lunatick mopish furious¹

RN Alce lelā of Brixworth. 33 y septēb vj. h. 3. 30. p m husb sent to me agayne may 24 ♄ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1606.

hart hole but brayne distēp wits & sences gone

RN Sara Purney of lowton 10 y the munday night 11. y|a|t night before miklemas next. Aug 2. ☿ h. 1. 45 p. m. 16i5 the child in p^rsenc /full of convulsion fits. like on distracted & senceles.\

RN Elis. Rose of Hadnā in Buckinghā shere by Alesbury 29 y novēb 28 ♀ h. 4. 45 p m 1617 /in p^rsenc\ ¹