Casebooks

GJ Dorothy Piggott of Lenborough 22 y. almost a yeere maried Faynt and weake a payne in her backe and rising in her stomack

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RN Elis {illeg}|B|ensene of Turvye 29 y. maried 2 child on a suckling Decēb. 24 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 1603. lame in her armes & legs & swelled cānot goe but as shee is led.

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 Edward Bodington of Cole brayfild decēb 14 ☿ hor. 11. 50 ant m 1603.

hath buried on a daught^r yesterday. a sone a fortnight sinc & anoth^r Daught^r a moneth since

now his wife is not very well & light in her hed & an ache in her thighe also he hath a sōne of xx y & a \younge/ womā. y^t was not well mended being let blood.

RN mathew wyndmill of o^r towne 30. decēb 24 h {sic} hor 7. 15. ant m. 1603. for his belly & stomake wynd & wormes

GJ Margery Sympson of Lowton 27 y Decemb. 14 ☿ ho. 2. 15 p m 1603. An ague a great payne in her head, takes nothing but drinke

RN Lawrenc Barker of Calverton 63 y Decēb. 26 ☾ hor 10 ant m 1603

for a lightnes in his hed.

RN Thomas Parret M^r leas mā \of Stanton/ 27. y Decēb 29 ☉ {sic} ♃ hor 10. ant m 1603. hed mūphes. cānot sleepe

RN Mary my meaden did send her wat^r. Decēb 1. ♃ hor. 8. 40 ant m. 1603.

payned mightily in her hed.

RN Ellen Robartꝭ of our towne at the same tyme cōplayneth of her chest feareth chest wormes.

RN Clement Wyndmill of lowton 15 y Decēb 11 ☉ hor 2. p m 1603 for a cold hed.

RN fath^r Campian sent his water. Decēb. 12 ☾ hor. 8. 38. ant m 1603. |hath a great cold on him & a great cough.|

RN mres Dorothy Alway had her floures or some {sic} abortion w^th great plucking & gryping Decēb. 21. ☿ hor. 4. 45. ant m. 1603

♄ {sic}. 5. 20 ant m 1603 so rath^r to be calculated. h. 6. 2{illeg}|35|. ant m 1603¹

Dorothy Alway Decēb. 21. ☿ h. 4. 45 p {m} 1603. \h. 5. 20/ ant m 1603.

GJ M^r Brough of Stony stratford Decemb. 2. ♀ ho 4 15 p m. 1603 sent for a comfortable thing to stay his laske w^ch he tooke by taking a tabulat yesterday.

RN Christopher Eling of newport 60 y Decēb 16 ♀ hor 11. 50 ant m 1603

for an payne in his eare very sore & full of ache.

RN Elis Malkyns his mother 70 y Decēb 3 h {sic} hor 10. 38 ant m 1603. her backe & bones lame. a great mydwife./

RN Thomas Parker of hartwell. a butcher. 40 y Decēb {4}|5| ☾ hor 10. 15. ant m. 1603.¹

RN Elisabeth Tealer of Hartwell. 30 y a meaden Decēb. 27 ♂ h. 12. 40. an|p| m 1603. lame in her thighe right syde