Casebooks

RN Chrystopher of Wren of Hanslop. 60 y octob. 25 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m 1606.

for his eyesight red & waterish.

RN Iohn Hopkins of our towne 13|4| y. August 5 ♃ hor. 3. 40. p m. 1602.

his eyes rūne w^th water cānot see w^th candlelight.

It is

RN Arthur Smith of Woulverton 37. for his dimnes of sight febr. 26 die ♂ h. 12. 30 1600.

RN Henry Rivys of Cosgrave at the same tyes {sic} for his ey dymed.

RN Thomas Succour of sherington 6 y Apr 27 ☿ hor. 11. 45 ant m 1603 for dyme eyes

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 a litle boy 3 yeres old for his sight feb 2. ☿ hor 1. 45. p m 1603.

RN Iohn Hescok of Strickson 60 y. Martij 10. die ♂ hor. 2. p m. 1601.

 oculoꝝ caligine

RN Robart Sandy sick of an ague & swelled in the left eye red & waterish 5 y sent his water feb. 25. ♄ hor. 6. ant m. 1609.

RN Will: Surredg of harold 2 y cānot abyde to behold y^e light.

RN will Capurne of Bliswoth 55 y Aug 5 {illeg}|☿| h. 10. 25 ant m. 1618 hath 2 \y./ bene dyme of sight & cā scarc cā see & it waxeth worse & worse

RN Rich Weatherhead {Ap} 22 ☾. h. 7 ant m 1622. eye sight

RN Good mā Richardson of Newp wheather the Dutchmā will recoav^r his {e}ye {sic} eye sight Iuly 7. ☉ h 8. 39. ant m 1622

RN Robert Alexander of Thurly Decēb. 9. ♂. h. 4. 30 p m 1623 his sight hath fayled him halfe a yere

RN Thomas Pyddington 28 y a batch novēb. 16 ♀ h. 4 20 p m 1632

eye sight Decayed

RN M^r Charlets sonne of Pembroke college in Oxford M^r of Arts sometyms cōmoner of Alsoule college came to me in the behalfe of M^r White fellow of Pembroke college who hath a purpose to come to me for his eys w^ch be very dym that he cā scarce see w^th them but hath bene so a yere & formerly hath had my consayle Iune 17 ☾ h. 7. 20. ant m 1633

SRN My Cozen M^r Robert Naper of Ponknel in Dorset sheire 60. y. Novemb the 7. /♃\ h. 12. in. mer 1633

much troubled with a dimnes & sorenes in his Eyes w^ch are a little red & a little swolne. Can see very little of one of them.

RN Williā Bunts of hanslop for a terrible payne in on syde of his head the left syde eyes rūning & bloodshotten & a cataracte in his \that/ eye. novemb 2. ♂ hor. 1. 45. p m. 1602.

Margaret Sympson of Newport 40 y. for a payne in her head |as a cold water maketh her eyes thicke vnmaried| novenb {sic} 2. ♂ hor. 1. 45. p m 1602. hath her sicknes but badly

RN M^r Hull Williā Hull of Newport for his eys y^t water. Ap 8 die ♂ h. 8. 35. ant m. 1600.

RN Iohn Stonebridge of Newport servant to Thomas Ashpoole 22 y. old troubled w^th a h{umour} about boath his eyes. Sept 9 die ☉ h. 6. p m. 1599