Casebooks

RN Goodmā Cardwell of this towne sent his water march 10 ☉ h. 9. 30 ant m 1622 ¹

RN Agnys Write of Arklebery 12 y lay the sonday after last Christmas h 8 3 9. 30 p m nata but her father sent for her & sayth y^t on strooke her by the way like a man in a shadow at night & cryed out but noe mā could be seene & sick sinc it every d|o|ther day & will eate litle & talke fondly

RN M^r Bryant Anslowe of attendant to my Lord Compton \36. y/ Aug. 23. ♃ h. 5. 30. p. m. 162i mutch greefe. was p^rsent.

very faynt was in love w^th h {sic} a wench. now senceles/

U[1628–31] Sara Ireland of wooburne. y. 22. d ♄. Nouemb: 15 h: 10 30 ant: m: 1628. brought in bed about a moneth since. mopish. eateth little can not sleepe.

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. ♀ h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled w^th fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 ♀ h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

RN a young gentlemā of my lord Ruthens acquanetanc octob. 25. ♀. h. 9 ant m 16i6. |M^r Coaple| /{he}d light.\ /new ague every day.\ |{s}orely tormēted w^th a burning feaver wits decayed hed light & gydy|

RN Mres Mathew of Hanslop 70 y Ian 10. ♀ h. 12. 1611 {sic} |1612.| troubled in mynd not sick yet costive. 1612

RN Mary Durand 36 y a mayd mach {sic} 24 h {sic} hor 1. 30 p m 1632 mopish goeth vp & downe |her head mopish|

TG Mr N standish of Highwicken parish 21. y Maji 14 ♂ h. 7. 30 p M. 1633. /lightheaded, melancolick, cannot sleepe, wich he thincketh to doe him the most hurte\

RN will: King of Newton longfild 15 weekes old last sonday at thre in the after noone his father came for him Aug 10 ♀ h. 10. 20 ant m 1627. raging & strugling fits & scoureth blood

RN Ellen Triploe of litle Paxon 48 y octob. 21. ♂ h. 3. 40 p m 1617

starteth & skryketh & sayth sometymes y^t she shalbe drowned & sometȳes burned w^th many idle speaches ill 4 days by fits. slept neaver a whit last night.

is distracted pulleth & snatcheth

vide Octob 11.

tooke greefe y^t her son did mary agaynst her will yet she gave her consent mutch agaȳst her will wished y^t she might see him buryed. husb. sine cōsensu

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN Brydget Charnock 14 y march 10 ☾ h 3. 30 p m 1606. \hedach melancholy fits/

Rich. Charnock 14 y marh {sic} 10 ☾ h. 3. 30 p m 1606.

Old M^r Charnock him selfe.

itch hed ache sorow & greefe.

RN Mres Iohan Præscot of Holborne 54 y march 9 ♂ h. 9 ant m. 1624. still mutch plexed in mynd & still payned in her head /℞ to write to her by the next Caryer./\

RN {I}ames Hunt of Chauson in the parish of Roxon 29 y march 15. ♂ h. 9. 30 ant m 163i. /melanch. laborat mente magis quā Corpore vertigine Capitis of long cōtinuance\

RN M^r Stowe \the Surgion/ for an Inv{ete}rate headach & mela{nch} pyneth & a great rhe{ume} May 25. ♀ h. 2. p m 162i

RN Thom. Morg. 21. y. Ian: 28. ♂. h. 11. ant m. 1623. simple & cānot sell any thing and groweth more foolish & simple each other daye. & quaketh.

feareth he is ill handled.

Ione Pearson, Marg Bagley Goody Bates & her husb. hurt there pigs & goody Estoll

RN francis dorrington 19 y Ap 24. ♀ h. 6. 15 ant m 1607 a gentlewomā subiect to many melancholy passions swodings {sic} mother |lighte headed./|

RN M^r Chāberlyn was here son of wickā for his melancholy fayntnes Ap 18 h {sic} hor 5. p m 1612

RN M^r Edolph Androwes \of lathbury./ Iuly. 7. ☿ h. 3. 30 p m. 1619 /24 y.\ |melanch & casteth greene stuffe/|