Casebooks

RN 1598. Goody Barwell came to me to have my counsell 10^th of March. die ♀ h. 11. 30.

an susp. sit vera./ an sit venef as I thinck the young woman.

RN \At Luton./ sept 27. die ♄ h. 7^a ant m. 1600. Katheren Wels. suspecta de venef /shee was p^rsent when the ty moved the question\

RN Pater  muliere venefic{a} cōmita in carcerē vtrū venefica cōdēnabit^r a Iudice march 12 ♂ h. 12 8 ant m 1633

RN Rich: Brocke of farme borough in warrick sheere 22 y May 15. ☿ h. 6. 15 ant m. 16i6.

RN M^r Hill of Litlington Apr. 8 die ♂ h. {illeg} 9. 15. ant m. 1600

susp {b}. ven.

Agnys Mouse.

Ione Brede.

GJ Anne Hull of Harould 50 y. March {illeg}|7| ☾ ho 10 a m 1603.

accused of witchcraft

RN Rich Hill of Great Catworth 40 y Octob. 16 ♂ h. 7. 15. ant m. 16i0 vtrū verbis fasci George Warren

RN Isbell Gravestocke in p^rsenc quærit^r {et} {sic} Iuly. 16. ♂ h. 9. ant m. 1605. |vtrū intentionē habuit malefaciendi et occidendi wheath^r shee cōpounded w^th the old women to bewitch her child.|¹

RN Alce Graye of Grendon 50 y Iune 21 ☿ h. 10. 12 ant m 1609

this womā hath bene troubled this 5 yeres w^th some bad bodye & cānot make chese but it will have bunches & it wilbe bytter & stronge of the Rūnet

Alce Cave of y^t towne 60 y who hath an Ill name./ & Doll Risinge. |her mother Margery Rising susp dead.|

cheese looketh & is well whiles it is 3 weekes old. afterward it waxeth bitter & is strong of the rūnet./ she lost 2 y. sinc 2. beasts fomyg.

RN An Cosen of Great Paxto{n} feb 22. ♃ h. 3. 38 p m 16i6.

metuit venefici{um}

Alce Raynolde /of great Paxton.¹\ Alce Marshall Isabell Walsey. Alice king of Toseland. Isabell Wha{rrow}²

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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GJ A yong man \One Howses sonne/ of B{o}|y|thon in Huntingdon shire 26 y. his water was brought sine Consensu feb: 1|2|0 ☿ ho. 2. 45 p m. 1605

Straungely tormented by witchcraft since shrovetuesday. g: Shelton the witch in prison.

RN {C}icely Coppingford of Hanslop borne fryday after candlēas about 5 in y^e after noone 42 y last candlemas lost 8 child & neav^r came to byrth but on child. her mothers her {sic} husb mother in lawe old goody Coppingferd susp to beword her/ the first of all did thrive

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 Iohn Rachell of Elstoe 6 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 16i6. lame in the knes a fortnight ever sinc Goody Slone was denyed to bake w^th her /

feareth y^t on goody Slone hath wronged it.

RN Paul Robynson of Easton. 48 y Aug. 29 ☿ h. 6. 45 ant m 162i¹

vxor sine cōsensu mariti vtrū venef sit passus of Ione Person.

RN A womā of Stratford broght a litle child a v {sic} xj weeks old would sucke other bodyes teates but not hers very vnquiet & crying. hath a great cold Aug 11. ☉ h. 1. \25/ p m. 1622¹

RN M^res Elenor Aylet of Madalen Laver. 17 octob 31 ♃ h. 10 15 ant m 1633 |hath thē well 2 y| |troubled in her sleepe| sent her water mother & daughter brought her|th|ere {sic} waters. |sleepeth well|

Elis: Spacy of High Rooding appeared plainly to her in her sleep |this night| & then not well 2 or 3 days after

Richard Pavet & h{is} wife susp:

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 a young mā of Bothon in Huntington shire 26 y was brought sine cōsensu feb r 20. ☿ h. 2. 45. p m. 1605. strangly tormented by witchraft sinc shreve{illeg}|tue|sday Shelton the witch in prison¹