Casebooks

SF M^rs Bellingam of Kintchingtō of 60 years 1599 the 23 of aprill ☾ An’ m’ at 50 p 10/

wher she shall overcom’ her suet in Lawe againste Iones and the bishop of gloster

wher she shall obteine her suet by a petition to the quen/

wher yt be best to goe into somerset shire w^th her daughter/

Margaret m^rson’ of 42 yers eodē tempore/ wher she shall mend her state or no/ –

Thomas of 33 a a {sic} bac^r & marg of 43 a maid. cōtract.

RN Goody Lane susp quod iumenta eius veneficū {sic} patiant^r by on of newp. G Hayword Ap 29 ♀ h. 8 ant m 1632

Goody Lane Ap 20 ♀

RN Goodmā Ward came to acq me y^t he had found out the womā y^t had skill to search witches & told me what the p^rsūpt they had of G l g {sic} goody B & h son H. novēb 20 ♂ h. 9 ant m 1632 |he brght {sic} me a bottle of hock|

RN At Luten M^r Walkyndon on that had lost his horses aft^r a st{rang} maner dying suspected on Katheron Wels of the same towne moved this question to me sending for her who was the before me not knowing therof. septemb 27 die ♄ hor 7 ant m. 1600 or wheath^r shee be his enemye.

RN Alce Graye of Grendon 50 y Iune 21 ☿ h. 10. 12 ant m 1609

this womā hath bene troubled this 5 yeres w^th some bad bodye & cānot make chese but it will have bunches & it wilbe bytter & stronge of the Rūnet

Alce Cave of y^t towne 60 y who hath an Ill name./ & Doll Risinge. |her mother Margery Rising susp dead.|

cheese looketh & is well whiles it is 3 weekes old. afterward it waxeth bitter & is strong of the rūnet./ she lost 2 y. sinc 2. beasts fomyg.

SF Nicolas Knighte of Lambeth Dean 1601 27 of may ☿ An m’ at 7. Vtrun’ {sic} I{ean} \allis/ baker \of lambeth den/ or alls soot wyddowe of stretham in surrey haue bewitched his cattell/.¹

RN I sent my lett^r to m^r Heath for a buck for D fleming. Iuly 7. ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m 1614.

SF m^rs Davies in flet stret Best to go into the Contry or noe. And wher she shall goe to Lawe or striue for her Land or noe 1597 10. of may ♂ An m’ at 10 p 11

SF |m^r| Ihon Ask i597 the 17 Iun’ An’ m’ at 15 p 10 howe he shall sped in this voiadg lif or Death hurt welth or worship also at 12 in m’

SF m^r Ihon Aske 1597 the 26 of Iun’ ☉ in’ m’ 20 p xi To knowe howe he shall sped in the voiadg w^th my Lord of Estsex lif or death Riches or honor &c

RN \S^r Sanders Duncōbe/ Quærit^r vtrū Consob{inu}s aget secū fidelit^r Sept. 10 ♀ h 11. 45 ant m 1630. Wheath^r he shall have his moytye & wheath^r the law will redresse him

U[1596–1600] At 45 p 5 an’ m’ the 5 of December ☿ 1599 SF wher ther be Any Troble towardꝭ me by my Dreams of waters & fliing

SF m^rs blague wher Any Evill be towardꝭ him 1600 the 12 of Ianuari ♄ An m’ 30 p 8 & for my L wyndsor & D wood/

SF Margaret Worsape vxor Ieorg graue of 31 years the 14 of nexte questo 1600 the 27 of march ♃ An’ m’ at 15 p 9 Best for her to stai in london & kepe her trad or to goe into the Country to dwell /

And wher Ihon ferne hir border will contynue a frind vnto her or noe/.

RN An Ioh. B shall have good successe in his sute 1598 Iulij 11. h. ant merid 5. 50. mi 6. die ♂. 5.50. An h. 6. e|s|ed max^e h 7. 5. ant merid an ad fine itineris tinget {illeg}|a|n ad sona veniet et alloquetur nec ne.

SF Robt Watson \at 7 an m’ 2 march 1597/ of flitchurch \bucksted/ in Sussex. in the forrest of Ash Downe/. Vtr’ sit thezaurū su somni’ illius. et vtrum habebitur vpon crowborowe conmon {sic} in the ish of Bucksed

RN M^r Vuedale calfes & bullockes die & frothe he feareth lest they be bewitched. Ian. 17 die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 9. 10|9|: ant 50 m. ant m 1600

RN Ihone Smith sua sponte ad me venit vt se purgaret nō occidisse suē 11 h. 30. m. an suē Cowly occierit

RN 1597 Sept 15 die ♃ Cowlys sowe Died h 9 7 m. ant merid veneficio perempta vt illa suspicatur et malis imp^rcrationibus {sic} diris quæ causa mortis.

RN Mres Stafford of Westbury widow sent to me for to know wheather her cattle be witched but I sent her a{illeg}|way| & rated her y^t came because I never dealte in sutch fooleryes

Octob. {illeg}|4|. ♂ hor 8 ant m 1603.

{h}ath had as shee sayth many losses.