Casebooks

RN Richard Rainford of Isom beyond Wellingborough. 66. \67. or 68./ y. may 1. h {sic} hor 1. p m. 1624. a mynster & many child.

RN M^r Step of newp hath obtaynd of the Archbish Sherngton {sic} the bishop letting it fall in the lapse after 6 months & better none accepting it nor instituted into it Feb 7. ☿ h. 3. 30 p m 1627

RN M^r Th. Whitebee for his daughter mynister of Buckingghā Iune 19 h {sic} hor 6. 40 ant m. 1630

RN A n|o|ld \ritch/ Womā y^t dwelleth over against the Cōmissary 60 y Iuly 4 ♀ h. 11. ant m 1606

RN Goody Darby the Sextons wife of Newp for bad eyes & sight 60 y may 10 ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 162i

RN M^r Preston myster /of Cold highā\ Ap. {sic} Ap 19 ☾ h. 12 1624 |5|6|8 y| |troubled in mynd|

RN M^r Thomas Austyn minyster of Grafton 66 y Ap 11 ♃ h. 11 ant m 1633.

RN M^r Simpson 60 p^rch^r Iohn Warrens fath^r in lawe febr 11 ☾ hor 6. 30 an p m. 1605.  morbo

RN M^r Newton  minist^r of lawndon. 63 y Apr 22. ♂ h. 7. 45. ant m 1606.

RN Grace Child of Ch Amerson 60 y. novēb^r 20 h. 3. 20 p m 1619 was p^rsent /deepe melancholy & a strange fancy.\

RN M^r Iackson sent a lett^r & so did M^r Page febr 24|3| ♃|☿| h but I did reede M^r Pages feb {sic} 24 \26 {sic}/ /feb 24\ ♃ h 2. but M^r Iacksons feb 24 ♃ h. 4. 20 p m 1625. touching his troubles & excōmunication by D Androws there visitour for not appearing I {illeg}|e|nquire divino numine favente what wilbe come of the busy{nes}

RN {An} {sic} |An| Eland 20 y pater  filia The Chancelour of Lincolne & Archdeacon of Bedford |sine consensu{r} {sic}| 20 yers old Ap 26 ☾ h. 7. p m 1630 /pater  filio {sic}\ |the Comissary wrote in his behalfe|

nata novēb 13 1609

Goody

Mres An Eland of Lincolne 20 y

RN Doct^r Smith sent to me for my Counsell the 26 of March. h 10 ant. m. 1600 /D Smith Comissary\

RN Gryphen Crocker of litle Kymble 60 y. Decēb. 3. ♄ hor. 9. 50 ant m. 1603. his eyesight blasted on \fayled him/ y^t by litle he knoweth not howe

his grond is haunted & treasure is hid there as the report goeth.

there is hard mutch musicke & melodye. |this Gryphen Crocker dwelleth in y^t house hath seene lightꝭ.| the son of Elsborough 16|7||8| y sinc delivered a note out of a booke vnto Henry Gynger y^t now dwelleth at wiggynto in hartford sheere an old man of 80 yeres. as followeth.

Elsborough church & litle Kymble church of the right syde of the way betw even against the castle hill ther lyethe of gold & sylver & Iewels brasse & pewter a weane load layd in by lord Everet knotsby & his man at the conquest this was all y^t was delivered him in a note w^ch he lost willing him to enquire furth^r for he him selfe saw often a great light w^ch hath bene seene since by many sinc his death. & sometymes there will appeare a thing leeke a blacke hogge & very lately seene a \white/ catt w^th a marvelous long & great teale w^ch rāne into a pond musick hard lately by Crockwell & his wife & children.

Henry Ginger w^th in those 2 yeres when some came to seek this treasure saw a white bullocke w^thout ye eares & hornes. & others saw a feare gentlewomā. a lyon an Antlop a fyer {sic} w^th a gray cloke cast vppō his shoulders. but none could fynd the treasure./

RN Ione Spicer of CokenHoe 48 y. Octob^r 25 ♃ h 11. 45. ant m. 1604.

her husb. m^r Spicer a p^rcher sent me a large lett^r describing her long sicknes w^th her cause of physicke at large.

RN M^r Guyn of Barton seagrave by Kettring a son. 60 y Octob. 13. ♄ hor 10. 25|0| p|a|nt m 16i0

RN M^r Hays of Cranfild mynister. 64 y ♃ h. 11. ant m. 1620

RW M^r Hayes of Cranfeilde minister there. y. 64. d. ♃ h: 11. ant: m Martij. 16. 1620.

RN M^r Byrd M^r of Hav^rshā for his son Lane y^t I would sollicite the Deane of Westminster Apr. 4 ☿ h. 4. p m: 162i

RN M^r norwood of Astwood a p^rcher 62 y Apr 17 ♀ h. 2. 54 p m 1607