Casebooks

RN Iohn Robartꝭ of Olnye a yere & halfe Ian. 12. ♃ hor 3. 20 p m 1604

RN Edward Child lyeth very strangly handled. as on y^t were bewitched stragling biting catching & sighing 2 y. old Iune 11. ♂ h. 8 38. ant m 1611.

RN a child 16 weekes o{ld} {sic} old \natus feb/ feb. 20. die ♀ hor 5 ant m 1601. quære nativ.

RN Itm’ Iune 8 die ☾ h. 30 p 12 in meridie fery stroken & pinched sorely black & blewe

SF Richard West of a year old 1597 the 27 Iun’ ☾ p m’ at 7 Diz / forspoken or noe/ the Aunt for the child

the sonn of Rich \Iohn/ & Effam Weste of newington g{illeg} Towne

at 7 p m’

RN C|M|res Coo sent to me to come Downe to see her child. Wylliā of 6 y feb 6 ♀ h. 11. ant m 1607 /extreme sick & gnaweth the clothes\ /metuit veneficiū\

& M^r Ducobes sonn Ih|o|hn for his baldnes feb. 6. ♀ h 11 ant m 1607.

RN Ma\r/y Stapleton 7 y f {sic} Ian. 5. ☉ h. 4 30 p m. 1612. pater sine cōsensu.

RN a litle child of 13 wekes old taken yesterday & strangly. Iune 20 h {sic} hor 5. 4|5|0 p m 1612. like on y^t had y^e palsye

RN Iohn Gadstone of Cole Brayfild 7. y. Iune 26 ☾ h. 9 ant m 1620 /An Capill suspected hath not come to church these 3 yeres\

vtrū patit^r maleficū

RN Iames Smyth of Broughton natus march 2i ☿ h. 3 p m 162i but his godfather m^r Wilson came in his behalfe affirming y^t the child was bewitched by an old {illeg}|b|ad womā of the towne Iuly 25 ☿ h 8 ant m 162i

RN my Godson Richard Sharpe 6 y a next whitsontyde borne on a ☾ about son rising the ☾ 3 weekes after whitsontyde, mutch troubled about 8 at night in his first sleepe & will rise out of his bed & crye o god, o god & stare & rune about this fortnight is frighted & doth not remēber it march 25 ☾ h. 2. 25 p m 1622 he was p^rsent for halfe a {sic} yere an houre |some ill thing feared|

RN M^r Pow my L. Purbecks serv: for his frinds child octob 16 ♃ h. 6 p m 1623

The child borne a yere old. Convuls.

Iohn Rainte was borne miklemas was twelfmonth on miklemas Day last was twelfmonth h 4 p m. 1622 strangly handled

Iohn Raunt of London a yere old last miklemas troubled w^th convulsi{ons} octob 16 ♃ h. 6 p m 1{623}

M^r Pue my lord Purbe{ecks} serv: for this child

RN Williā Browne of Grafton 3 quarters taken w^th a skrea{ming} on about Easter & burneth. sent to m{e} Sept. 11. ♃ h. 8 {ant} m 1628

mother suppose{th it} to be bewitch{ed} it doth skrea{me} mutch

RN Edw. Hawkins of Marston 5 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor. 8 ant m 1633 a palsy howse hanted had a Sigill

SF Ihon Correll of too yers old / 1601 the 18 of Aprill ♄ an’ m’ at 30 p 9 Diz. et vtrū veneficata n^c nō/

RN Williā Morgan 6|7|. y the sonday aft^r lamas daye. & then lamas day was on frydaye about evening prayer. about 5 p m 1601. 1606. \August: 3. ☉ h. 5. 2|3|0/ 1600 {sic} p m 1600 hath bleede sinc very mutch. waterish blood. ✝ Margery Bagly suspected./

RN Iane Lightfoote nata vppon S^t Iames day about 3 in y^e morning was a {sic} last S^t Iames day a twelfmonth is very sick & lyeth strang & was not signed w^th the signe of the crou|s|se. it the child gnaweth 3 days ill.

RN Marg. Dixye \Maxye/ tooke away & kii|c|kd|e|d of the sticks of frō the firre {sic} march 12 ♀ h. 10. 45. ant m. 1624 /9 weekes sinc yest tormented\¹

old goody Dixye susp. this womā brought a few sticks & put it on the fire & burned

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 Harry Clarke of Ashon 6 y. swollen in his face cryeth & skriketh. Ian 18 die ♀ h. 12 1. p m. 1600. metunt veneficiū