Casebooks

TG Mrs. Elenor Ailet of Magdelyn Laver 40 y. April. 3 ♃ h. 4 30 p M. 1634.

sent her letter suspecteth witchCraft her husband selfe, & family haue bin much tormented, Lost diuers of their Cattell well ouer night dead in the morneinge. sometymes their Cowes will giue no milke at all, at others they will kicke it downe.

RN Mres Elenor Aylet of magdalen laver 30 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 1. 45 p m 1633 |in Essex.|

supposeth her selfe to be bewitched her first husb was witched to Death she her Daughter Elis: & her old serv Fayth Sage y^t is mayed {sic} not well

was better till this fortnight sinc Rebecca write was at her house

sinc hath bene troubled in her milke & making of cheese her milke sowrs & her cheese w^th an ill sent

she hath a great heate vppon her & is wonderous ill

her daughter mres Elis. not well

her husb is troubled w^th a great heate her old serv. maryed hath a great heate & sweat her cows in her yard are taken lame & there milke dryed

SRN M^rs. Eloner Aylett of Magdalen Laver. |for her selfe & her child./.|

October. 7. ♂. h. 9. 45. a. m. 1634. /she sent hither y^e 22^th of septemb^r\

There was a match propounded her for her daughter & it brake of agayne. now there is another oferd & desires to know the issue whether it will be good to hearken to it or noe.

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 her daughter Mres Elenor Aylet 17 y may 15. ☿ h. 7 30 p m 1633

her daughter idle headed & moped |vide Maij 3^o| 4 y ill witchery suspectted {sic}

cānot make butter nor cheese

Elisabeth Spacy susp: Rich Pavet susp. /& H Rebecca his wife\ w^th many others

16 or 17 more suspected.

old goody Ransden the begȳner of all there troubles dyed 5 y since

Fayth Sayick y^t was her servant Harmed

SRN M^rs. Elenor Aylett of Magdalen Laver Iune 10 h. 8. {illeg} a. m. 1634.

RN Elis: Hart of bishops Hatfild 14 y may 9. ☿ h. 2. 38 p m 162i grene sicknes |sine consensu| |Ellen Hart staggereth rising riding on her horse. ready to fall|

RN Mres Dorothy Latymer. 25 y may 10 ♃ h. 4. 40 p m 1632 |An extreme cold over all her body cānot sleepe|

& my opinion touching his bewitched child by 2 witches/

RN my Cosen she Marsh touching her Tunbred iourney & wheath^r it were convenient for her & her daught^r to drink of it & to vse wyne or beere at her meales as others doe Iune 23 ☿

RN Ellen Coales of litle Hoaten in Northhāpton shere 33 y Ian 29 ☾ h. 2. 1. 20. p. m 1629 {sic}

RN Iane miles of Chaulton in the parish of Hitchin 52 {y} march 9 ♄ hor 3. p m 1{611}

RN Rich: Morgan of lamdon {sic} ☾ h. 1. p m 1613. |& his fathers.|

RN Mres Godwyn of Cardington 42 y Ap. 17 ☿ h. 4. 30 p m. 1622

RN Margaret Write of fleete street \{in} London/ 5 y may 6 ☾. h. 11 30 ant m. 1622 /pater.\ /sine consensu\

RN An Searle \Sale/ of Bledloe Rudg 29 y Iune 18 ♂. h. 12. 1622

RN Susan Betchā of Cosgrave 11 y. last thursday about 5 30 p m. came now her selfe Iuly. 6. h {sic} hor. 2. 30. p m 1622.

RN Ellen Key of Northe Crowly. 2. y. old Satterday was senet. about son rising Iune 29. h 4. ant m 1622 but came heather & was p^rsent Iuly 9. ♂ h 12 |at noone| 1622 |child p^rsent| /|old womā| Howet suspected at newp.\

RN Mary Barnes of Groundon vnd{erw}ood {sic} vnderwood 15 y Iuly 13 h {sic} hor. 11. 40 ant m 1622. |Alce Bawlden susp.|

RN Alce Barniam of Harold 32 y Iuly 14 ♃ h. 1. p {m} 1631

RN Katherin Brightwell of Stoakegolding 20 y Ian 27 ♀ h. 3. p m 1632.