Casebooks

RN Rich: Lucas of G Nortot a yeomans sonne 30 27 of Ap 27. 1595. about 12. ☉ at noone sent march. 3. ☿ h. 5. 39 p m. 1624. /mayed {sic} 2 yeres. on child a twelfmoth {sic} old\

3 quart of a yere ill in his head mynd braye {sic} & head troubled mopish & fe{l} careles of his busynes. |Worst at the full of y^e moone 3 days before or after/|

boath the fathers obst{in}at of & on in y^ere maage {sic} pater sine cōsensu. et vxor cū Consensu sed nō filius wheath^r they should bring him heather.

RN Alexander Lovell of Hazlebeech a husb: in Northāpton sheere 50. y. mac|rc|h. 19 h {sic} hor: 9. 15 ant m 1625.

mynd troubled & will speak idlely & had physick & a S & mended {&} 2. y. sinc & now & is sore visited w^th sickns {sic} anys {sic} this fortnight.

march 15 extree {sic} ill about 12. 30 p m 1625

RN Mres Bosse of Berton 36 \31/ y may 17 ☾ 3. 30 p m. 1624

a heavyness about her hart.

3 of M^r fl{anckin}gs sister feare melancholy & worie

RN Williā Wilson of He{illeg}|ck|son in Hartford sheere 25 y Iune 19 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 1627

month ill mopish & wont to hang him selfe. being mightely tempted therevnto & gratiously p^rserved & sinc his nynd {sic} is troubledd {sic} y^t he is dāned therfore & cā not be quieted in his nynd {sic} was p^rsent.¹

RN M^r Page of Oxford a noice in his head it made him mad & w^th mutch a doe cured now craveth my helpe & counsell & would come over Ap 13 h {sic} hor 7. 15 ant m. 1622¹

RN Iohn Peake of Heavencot by Tocetour 23 y a {I} {sic} wool wynder Ian: 21. ♀ h. 3. p m 1625.

frater  fratre |sine cōsensu| melancholia et delirio laborāte quæ illi divina videntia inflicta  subia taken in his trade & ritches gotten by his owne hands & industry, begā to growe ryotous & proud in his apparle & his monye w^ch he sayd he would lead to the poer. /othewise {sic} wary & sober now will sweare & talke idlely\ |no care of any thinge|¹

RN Iohn: Ihounson. of this {towne} 28. y. may. 17. ♂ h. 4 20 a|p| m 1625.

he laughed rage & spake of a wench called Bun{illeg} \Eliz: Bungie Burnabee./ that he would have & spake extragavants¹

RN M^r Williā Hutchingson: 40. y: march. 28. ☿ h. 10. 25|0|. ant m. 1627. |vxor  marito a tale big mā. w^th yell hayre very mery & cheerfull by his owne nature & cōplexion taketh mutch tobacco pater  filio sine cōsensu/|

M^r Will: Hutchinson 40 y of Blūsā in Hutington {sic} sheere hard by Erith march 28. ☿ h. 10 30 ant m 1627.

a tale yell hayre very Ioviall & mery by his owne disposition very Kind & yet thrifty.

he was Chaplyn to B And |in| \his owne/ who bestowed on him a good sonage & p^rbend

M^r Hutchingson a p^rach a|&| a chaplyn to B Andros 40 y Iuly March 28 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1627. /brayne distempered extree {sic} proud of his gifts Iealous of his wife\¹

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.

RN M^r Wyllison of London for his wife in a maner distracted very mopish & full of melancholy Martch 23 ♀ h. 7 p m 162i sine consensu |in Austen Fryars neare the Dutch church.|

RN Ralph wynter\ton/ fellow of kings college a rare young mā for learning studyousnes & strictnes of life mopish melancholick fell ill by overmutch study & y^t a knight inter{n}ayning him to rede to his sone & yeare mising him 30^l  aiū {sic} put him no mā cā yet leare {sic} the cause after a quart^r of a yere {s} {sic} his father sent for him march 24 ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1622 |23 y Aug 26. h. 3. 30 p m.|

RN Ione Hammō of Hartf{ord}shere by Mres Brog{rave} 21 y Ian 7 ♂ h. {1} p m. 1623

Mres Brograve w{rote} in her behalfe.

Ione Hāmon \of Bullingford Westem⸫/ of Hartfordsheere w^thin a myle of mres Brograve 21. y. Ian 7. ♂ h. 1. p m. 1623. \was not present but in the towne/ not capable of senc mopish & foolish & obstinate. /was not then p^rsent\

RN An Parkins of Tachebrooke. 44 y Ap 13 ♂ h. 1. 28 a|p| m 1624 talketh {in}dico{ro}sly & seyeth y^t her child will bagge hath assayed to muder {sic} her selfe {illeg}|t|o Kill her selfe w^th knife & to drowne her selfe but could \not/ Despayreth of her salvature & sayth y^t she did neaver serve god

maritus  vxore vxor suspicat^r maritū quæsiturū auxilū {sic}  vxore

her mother was troubled w^th physick

RN Alce Kent of Ecton 25 y may 4 ♂ h. 3. p m. 1624.¹

RN It tooke him first Iune 28 ♂ h. 8 p m. 1625 & then began to rage & about ten of the clock would have torne in peeces his sucking child he was so suddenly distracted h. 9. 30 p m 1625.¹

RN on M^r Silvester cane {sic} to ne {sic} for on mes Silvester Katherin Shatbolt of warrick shere y^t |y^t| laugheth & weepeth & is mopish for y^e space of 4 y or there about to vndertake her vppō the motion of on M^r Pritchad a p^racher of Ol|c|ly wh{ere} D smyth did Dwell octob 18 ☿ h. 3 30 p m 1626.

RN My Cosen \Thomas/ marshes wife of Darkes feb 2 15 ♃ h. 6 25 p m 1627 mtch {sic} melanch breae {sic} & imaginat troubled 12 monts {sic}

RN Iohn Knight wept to me & vttered his nynd {sic} that he was troubled w^th ill thoughts May may {sic} 19. h {sic} hor 9. ant m 1627

RN Elis Craven of Ashwell 29|8|. y. {sic} 29 y. May 25 {sic} 25 ♀ h. 3. 20 p m. 1627 mopish & will speake litle would have a young mā & her frinds weare \agaynst it/ cryeth out y^t she is Dam̄ed & {illeg}|d|oth weepe continually |the mā p^rsent but she regardeth not him now|

RN Mres An Eare sister to Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y feb 12 ♂ h. 12. 45. p m 1629 sent her second water |mtch {sic} melanch head ill ill|