Casebooks

RN Iohn Weatherhed of Olny for a Child of 3 yeres old. it cannot stand nor goe s{e}|i|nc this twelmoneth taken in his lims. cannot abide to stand but then Cryeth loveth to sit eateth his meate well. pater  filio. Martij 10. die ♄. ♄ {sic}. 1. 1599. It was borne 1597. Martij 25 die ♀ at 1. 30. p m 1597.

RN Griffen Whartons wenche of Hanslop. febr. 23. die ☾ hor. 10. 45. ant m. 160i shaketh a wench of a yere old & bett^r shaketh in all her lyms. & canot stande.

RN Elisabeth Turuy of husb. Crawly borne the 27 of may h. die ♄ hor. 2 in the morninge. 1598. Cannot goe nor stande is leek a thing frighted & skriked. n{illeg}|do|th not fall nor swond pineth & consumeth

RN Agnys Rose of Warrington a yere old A {sic} febr. 3. h {sic} hor 8. 30 ant m 16i6 /was sick & mended & sinc fell to a cōtinuall shaking.\

RN Iohn Boughton \of Roxon/ 6 of Aug last a yere old feb 13. ♀ h. 12. 50 p m 1618 lame a long tyme

RN Edward Faldoe borne on Whitsonday was twelfmonth in the forenoone. betwixt 5 & 6 in y^e morning may 16 ☉ h. 5. 30 ant m 1619 /paralysis\

RN Iohn Rhead of Stony stratford 2 y the sunday next after alhallouday vpp. betwixt 3. & 4 p m but it came to me Iuly 5 h {sic} hor 4. p m. 1623 /the child now p^rsent\ /paralyticall\

RN M^r latches his child march. 20. h {sic} hor 8 ant m. 1624 |a dead palsy|

M^r Latches child

RN Elis Walker of Densanger a yere old no vse of Lims cānot standed {sic} wasted may 9 ☾ h. 1. 20 p m 163i

RN Rich. Toms of Potters Perry a yere & 3 quart^rs. h Apr 8 die ♂ h. 12. 45. 1600

lame in on of his thighes.

RN Iohn Smyth of Newp. march. 12. ☿. h. 3. p m. 1617. |a yere & halfe old|¹

RN Sara Sanderson a yere & a half{e} a spice of a de{ad} palsy Ian 5 ☾ h: 2. p m 1629

& came for his sick brother who languishe{th} very mutch

RN Michaell Ringborough caryed his Child Th: Ringborough. to Elis Garband house an alehouse to Drink & feareth lest she should hurt his child w^ch was neav^r well sinc could {illeg}|g|oe now loveth to lye all on the backe

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 ☾ h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

RN Itm’ An Tomson of Sherington 12^d {sic} moneth old. Apr. 12 die ♄. h. 1. p m. 1600

was here first on sunday last at 2 a clocke p m. 1600 troubled lame in on of the legs & on of the hands.

RN Iohn Windmill of Yardly Gubbin a twelmoneth old & as mutch as candelmas the sunday after candlemas. came & brought her Child y^t was payned in the body & had divers fi strange fits. but before it tooke it had a fit of an ague before it. not v this beating & panting began on friday night w^th a quivering & shakings of the belly & armes Apr. 10. die ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1599 goeth had|r|d to grounde cryeth

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 ♂ h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeath^r her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

RN M^r Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 ♃ h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held w^th the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.