Casebooks

SF M^rs Φιλιps questo 1597 the 19 march. ♄ p m’ at 40 p 5 vtrum venificat^r nec nō/ &c or wher ther be any ill giuen her. &c/

SF m^r Eveling at 50 p 8. 5 Ilij {sic} ☿ an’ m’ vtrm {sic} sit venif

SF m^r davies in fletstret questo 1599 12 of aprill ♃ p m’ 30 p 5. vtrum’ veneficitur n^c nō

RN Austen Deveren of Whitchwood parish in Burforde Lane. may. the 1. die ♀. h. 12. 30. suspecteth some body hath done her harme & enquireth wheath^r soe or noe. 1599. |of 56|

RN Thomas Rawlings of Lowton 44. Octob. 17 die ☿ h. 2. 45. p m. 1599.

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old hath many strang fits a londonour over against Paules church. her fath^r is a linnen Dra well his wife was M^r Grys syster. well acquainted w^th my broth^r Sandy

quærit causa morbi in p^rsentia filij et patris in prijs ædibꝯ patris sui feb. 5 die ☾ hor 7. 30 m: ant m 16 1599

veneficiu suspicat^r

SF M^r florrie 1596 {sic} the 4 of Ianuari ♂ An’ m’ at 15 p 8. Diz et Vtr’ sit venificat^r n̄nō

RN Edward Pen of Stony stratford 35 a ma{a{r}|l|efisenc} cōplayneth of his lims. at 2. 50 mi. p m. 1599.

RN Williā C {sic} Kilpine hath his beasts w^ch die vnd^r his s {sic} hand very strangly & sodenly quaking & trembling hath lost 7 beastꝭ & 2 mares moved his q. at: 14 of May die ☾ h. 7. 6. 30. 1599

Agnes Campion.

RN at this time or about 12. 15 a Tealer of Kempso asked me wheat^r he were not bespoken because he fell into a bleeding not thincking to live

RN Ione Carter of widowe of husb. Crowly 50 yeres old. Octob. 6 die ♄ hor. 9 ant m. 1599.

RN Thomas Leades an old man that dwelleth in Stonystratf. & vseth to sell aquavitæ. lyeth at his hart pit ever sinc satterday night & is as a thing that heaveth & sucketh on him & maketh him that he cannot rest day nor night. & {sic} wilbe rept if he dre & would be rept a live if I would counsell him thervnto. looketh very pale & cōsumed Decēb^r. 10. hor die ☾ h 11. ant m. 1599. ter nuptus.

RN Catherine Wels of Buckingā 23. vexed as shee sayth w^th a spirite & cann durst not to rid least seeing the water shee should fall into it. sent vnto me. Decēb. 20. die ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1599. troubled this 3. yeres. married & hath a child a yeare old.

RN Perkins a woman hau crased & d ♃ haunted by all leekelihood. |1597. 6 of may die ♀. at 6 a clock post merid: 5 mi:| /h. 6. 5. p m.\

SF An sheppabothom of 30 years 1598 the 22 of may. ☾ an’ m’ at xj Diz vtrm venificetr’/

SF m^r \nicolas// Chepman 5^a questo the 7 of Decemb. ♃ An m’ at 9. Diz & wher he be be witched / or forspoken/

RN Ihone honour enquireth what is good for her disease of 36 yeres Aug. 9. die ☿ h. 5. 30. ant m. very fearfull

RN Margaret Page of Lathbury 35 yeres old. shee lieth in & was delivered of a child 3 weekes since wilbe muday {sic} next. shee lacketh her milk & can scarce digest her meate shee feareth lest shee is ill bespoken. shee hath had many losses of cattell &{c} Octob. 13. die ♀ h. 11. 15. 1598.

RN An Blinkinsop 45|6| of Moursley sick this fortnight l {sic} will not keepe her bed though very sick the 5 of Marche die ☾ h. 1. 1599 Margery Meane Ward susp venef.

RN Dorothy Stoe of the forest of Whittlewoode. 32|4|. sick this twelmoneth. water ye {sic} yellow & good. white and gravelly in the bottome & before it was red not able to travell. pale coloured & corpulent in body & face. March 8 die ♃ h. 12. 15. 1599. h. 12. 55. very yellow water.¹