Casebooks

RN Th. Earsfield taken first w^th a a {sic} violent convulsive fit noveb. 27 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1623.

RN Elis Catesbee of Petsoe end 12 y. Iuly 12 ♃ h 9. 45 ant m 1632. /was p^rsent & had many fits\

Mres Elis: Catesbee of Petsoe. Iuly 12. ♃ h. 10 ant m 1632

witch fayred

RN Marian Greene of Maninford 43 y feb 10 ☉ h 8 ant m 1633

taken w^th an epilepticall fit

RN This strang fit of convuls. tooke it Iuly 14. ☾ h. 5. 30 p m. 1628 \of Calverton/ An Iames taken at this tyme first

RN mres Hilsdon of litl Amptill litle parke. 40 y Iuly 6. h {sic} hor. 10. 50 ant m. 16i6 It tooke her on thursd is troubled w^th many fits as they suppose of y^e mother yet when she is quiet hath no fect senc yet is quiet & patient. & {sic}

RN Ian 19 19 ♄ hor 10 p m. had her first fit w^th great panting and sighing 1622 |primꝯ morbi Insultus|

RN Iane Harborogh of Edgborogh 28 y mayed {sic} march. 12 ♀. h. 10 25 ant m 1624 \taken by sore fits y^t sh{e} goeth to her bed/ her brother in law came for her this day 3 weekes about 12.

RN Marg Pen of old Stratford 24. y mayed {sic} in child bed wed wilbe a fortnight & miscaryed may. 30. ☾ h. 8 30 ant m. 1625 ready to dye in her fits they be so sore every night

RN craysie a month tak

but taken w^th swounding fits on satterday h 10 ant m. 1625

octob 29 h. 10 ant m 1625

RN another fit yesterd Ian. 1. wheesing breath stopped

RN The Lady Alce had sore fits of the mother in the morning Septēb 18 ♂ h. 9 ant m 1632¹

RN M^r King taken w^th on s{trong} fit h 9. shiv & rearing almost halfe a yere: Iune 16. 1628.

his physick wrght {sic} wonderfull well.

RN I went to S^r Anthony Tyrringhā Ia to see his servant y^t lay strangly sicke Ian. 16. ☿ h. 10. 25|36| ant m I came thith^r & did see her. in her fitte. Ian 16. ☿ h. 10. 36 ant m. 1605.

RN S^r Will. Monson his Daughter y 12. Decēb. 8 |9| ♂ h. 11. ant ☿ h. 11. \45./ ant m 1618. /strangly handled w^th epilepticall fits\

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being ☾. h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last w^th strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 ♃ h. 12. 1626.

RN Mres An Goddiar a londyner a widow strang mother fi{ts} {sic} fits 2: y. may 5. ♀ h 7 ant m 1626

Mres An Goddiar \was/ troubled w^th strang fits of the mother mother {illeg} {a} widow her father M^r Bambridg in the Strand agaynst Checker Lane at the signe of the black spread {E}agle may 5 ♀ h 7 ant m 1626

a Daughter of on M^r Iohn Brarmridg now a widow w^th 5 children sent to me 2 y sinc of whom I tooke speciall notes may 5 ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m 1626 mutch like my lady Iennings Daughter Desyreth y^t I should looke over my bookes & send the same things

In the Strand agaynst Checker lane at the blacke spread Eagle

Her name is Anne Goodyeare of the Strand ♀ may 5 ♀. h. 7. ant m 1626

RN Alce Knight of newp 18 f|y| feb 14. ☿ h. 13 ♂ h. 10 10 30 ant m 1621 sudenly taken w^th skyking fits cry & take on grevously /this was the third tyme troubled w^th the kings evill.\

RN M^r Wyndgate May 20 ♀ h. 11 ant m 1625 idle headed cānot sleepe

RN Iohn Mason subite correptꝯ insultu epileptico et Apoplectico Iuly 22. ☉ h. 11. 30 ant m 1627 |of Teeken| /27 y. 27 y\

RN Susan Blundell toke her fit by some foolish vision & sight at what time she laughed & sawe Goody Greene & goody Nichols flinging of trenchers & when it tooke her as they say shee cryed out vppon Goody Barnwell. the 13 of Novemb. die ♄. h noctis circ 12 1596.

Susan Blundell