Casebooks

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

RW M^ris: Anne Barker of Bar{illeg}|k|amsteede beyonde {Sen}ley. y. 26. d. ♀. h: 1. 30. p: m: Feb: 25. 1620. mente turbata: melancholica.

RW Iohn Coleman of Little Brickhill d. ♂ h: 10. ante m Martij. 14. 1620. hath not slept for 5 or 6 dayes: crazed in his brayne: troubled with melancholy

RW M^ris Iane Parkins of Dunstable y. 26. d. ♀ h: 10 ant: m: Martij 10. 1620. much afflicted in bodie & minde: troubled with melancholie

RW Hugh Quicke of Clifton r{a}{i}{g}nes came w^th his wife, who was much trou{ble}{d} in minde & often times tempted (shee sayd) w^th an e{u}ill spirite to doe her selfe a misc{h}eife./ shee suspected a man & his wife in that {to}{wne}./ & when she{illeg} came home from mee she{illeg} tould her neighbours that I shewed her that {monster} in a glasse. but shee lyed./ d. ♂ h: 10. ant: {m}: Feb: 21. 1615. they came vnto me./

RW M^r Cole of Geiton y. 22. d. ☿. h: 9 ant m: Iunij 1{illeg}|3|. 1627. ill since Thursday last, no stomacke, sleepeth ill

RW Alice Parret of shitlington. y 28. d. ♀ h: 1. 30. p: m: Aprill. 14 1620. melancolica valde: desperans

RW M^ris Denton \of Ampthill/ y: 30 d: ♂ h. 12. Ap: 25. 1615.

RW Iohn Payne of Newport y: 25. d. ♂: h: 1. 12 p: m: Maij. 8. 1627.

RW Olde {M}ris Egerton of Adstocke. y. 67. d. ♀ h. 2. 40. p: m: Aprill. 2. 1619 troubled w^th fits of melancholy. desirous to take physicke

RW Williā Smithe of \of Great Billinge in/ Northamptonsheire the High Constables Son. y. 27. decemb: 30. d. ♄ h: 7. p: mer. 1615 /Lunaticus ex re amatoria\ /timet dæmoniā\

RN M^r Dolbe for ny {sic} counsell for mes Harvey m^r Leats Daughter Decēb 12 ♃ h. 5. 30 p m 1622RW

RW M^ris Elizabeth Tyrrell of Thornton. y. 8. d ☾. h: 2. 30 p: m: Novemb: 20. 1620.

by fits verie ill: sometimes eateth her meale well, at other times doth not. giveth goeth vp & downe verie melancholily

RW Peirce Glouer of Partnoll y.    d. ♀ h: 0. Decemb: 13 1622: \rageth 9 {illeg}|d|ayeꝭ: is watched/ day & night. was let bloud: sleepeth not.¹RW

RW Vrsula V: of monkscrisborrow y: 13. d: ♂ . hor: 7. 45. ant: m: Feb: 21. 1615. troubled w^th strang sights when shee goeth to bed. Taken w^th a shakinge & a prickinge att her hearte.

RW M^ris Godwine of Cardington. y. 39. d. ♂ h: 9. 40 ant: m: Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a cold 3 weekꝭ: & a great cough: w^ch settled to her right |left| side: but is removed frō thence: Cryeth out of her heart: & sayth it swimmeth in water: is much plexed & troubled. cannot sleepe nor take rest for 4 nights now togither. her stomacke is so ill that she can not take anie thinge but posset ale & broths.

RW Isabell Long of Wotton \byshops hatfeild/. y. 7. d. ♂ h: 7. 10. ant: m: Aprill. 18. 1620. Epileptica. Assoone as shee recouereth out of her fit, shee alwayes coveteth to run into the water or river.RN ¹

Isabell long of Hatfild 7 y last trinity sunday taken w^th the epilepy {sic} & fatuitate. 3. y. & it forsooke her/ Ap. 18 ♂ h: 7. 20 ant m 1620.

RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.