Casebooks

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 ♃ h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it p^rsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled w^th wynd¹

RN An Travell of Sawcy forest a widow 28 y may 27 h {sic} hor. 4. p m 1609            quaketh trēbleth hed light feareth that she & her broth^r are bewitched

RN S^r Th. Tyringhā sent t{o} me to know what I think of his Daughte{rs} strang fits of skriking n{ovē b} 6 ☉ h. 3. p m 163{1} /|nō| sine cōsensu.\

RN S{a} {sic}

ma\r/y Olive of Askot 30 y Iuly 30 ♀ h. 10. 45 ant m 1619 |wasteth mutch troubled w^th wynd|

RN Mres Francis Whaleleye |of Norton by Galbee| \64 y./ may 3. ♀ h. 2. \45/ p m 1633. |cānot sleepe| |a grosse crazy bodye| distempered w^th heat & discontentment

was brought in a cart was let blood had a purg & an oyntment from Docter Collins of Cambridg but his purg wrought not

RN Thom. Morg. 21. y. Ian: 28. ♂. h. 11. ant m. 1623. simple & cānot sell any thing and groweth more foolish & simple each other daye. & quaketh.

feareth he is ill handled.

Ione Pearson, Marg Bagley Goody Bates & her husb. hurt there pigs & goody Estoll

RN Margaret Smyth. of Broughton 43 y Aug. 10. ♀. h. 9 ant m. 1627 |hath an ague every day sinc christmas|

strangly taken w^th a rising at her hart likely to swound sa a knife & feareth to see a knife & trēbleth at it.

RN Elis Clark of Quinton 18 y Octob. 29. ☾ 18 y Octob 29. ☾ {sic} hor. 12. 4|3|0 p m 1604.

cānot staye vp out of her bed cānot eate nor drinke¹

but speaketh fondly

RN An Clarke of Adstock 67 y decēb. 5 ☉ h. 3 p m. 1624 a wedd next at night 5 weekes Dreamed in the night & was at her waking in a trance her {illeg}|s|ight & sences fayling her & is redy to sink away sodenly by fits in her sight & sences & swȳing of her brayne offreth to cast & to goe to stoole but cānot

RN Thomas Peacock 11. y of Brampton. may 29. ☾ h: 1. p m. 1626 /pater  filio wheath^r {i}{ll} {sic} ill words have done him hare {sic}\

wheath^r ill words have done him harme

a poor mā Rich Hūbersone & his wife more suspected it |he| was demāded to pay his rent to the Hoggard & he sayd he had it not /then Thomas Peacock the boys father syd {sic} y^t he must pay it & sinc his son fell ill\ & his boy p^rsently fell lame.

RN Elis Church of Weste|m|yll 42 y novēb. 14. ☿ h. 12. 15 ant m 1632. |M^r Alexander Strange vicar of the place. a learned mā sent a letter in her behalfe| /hot in her frentick fits\

RN Iohn Coo of Emmerton 14. y. sept 22 h {sic} hor 5 p m 1632 |pater  filio sine consensu| \his mother is lane {sic} by fits was onc speachles/

RN Richard Carter. of Lillye 30 y in love Decēb: 6. ☿ h. 3. p. m. 1620 |sine consensu| /Widow Pydle is tempted y^t he cānot pray by fits well quaketh cānot sleep\

RN An Wade of Hampsteede daught^r to S^r Williā Wade. 14 y this next may taken in her tongue ever sinc 4 yeres old. & doth stūble & stuttle & cā scarce bring fourth a ready word. Ap. 23. ☉ h. 12. 50 p m 1615. mater sine consensu

RN Mary Wels \of Redburne/ first taken strangly being devoutely affected w^th a gydynes in her head & troubles of mynd & a fearfull trēbling march. 3. ☉ h. 7. 40 ant m. 1622¹

GJ Lettice Ball of Nash 17 y Apr. 18. ☾ ho 11. 45 a m 1603. Quærit whether any evill tongue have power over her. Cannot sleepe is light headed & sometymes talkꝭ Idly

RN Williā Glazerbery of Newp 19 y Iune 24. ☾. h. 11 ant m 1633

Alce Howet Buckinghās Daughter an ill susp body

tempted to curse god.

full of pricking & shooting

halfe a yere ill

RN Goody Brigs of Thorneborough 62 y Ap. 23. ☾ h. 12. 30 ant m {sic}. 1632. |in a manor mopish cā rest day nor night & sencles a dead palsy vexed disq| |no vse of her right syde arne {sic} & leg.|

filius  matre

Robt Sum̄erly of Doddington 2. y. March 13. ☿. h. 12. 20. p m 1633

simple & mopish, flesh fallen from y^e wast downeward, weak at Knees, & cannot stand. was Sick \at/ a q^rter olde, & was neu^r well since. feareth some ill to\u/ngue. Gadwife Purny Susp.