Casebooks

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

RN a litle child halfe yere old swoundeth & fometh as one having the falling sicknes. vexed w^th many convulsive fits Decēb 30 ♂ h. 11 ant m. 1623.

goody Huccot next neighbour suspected

RN March. 13. ♂ in y^e morning about 7 fell into a convulsive swonding fits & had 4 sore fits

RN his first fit tooke this child Ian 25. ♀ h. 3. p m 1605

RN M^r Lawrenc of luton for my brother Robarts sonne halfe a yere old feb 4. h. ♀ hor 12. 20. p m. 1603. fallen againe into his accustomed fits

RW Elizab: Meyers of shittlington y. 9. d. ☿. h: 10. 30. ant: m: Martij. 15. 1620. taken with strong fits wherein she would knock out her braynes

RN Iohn knight of Haleston beyond Northāpton 20 weekes old Iuly. 18 ♃ h. 11. 40 ant m 1622 troubled w^th convuls.

RN Edw. Pilkington 2 month old Ap 14. ♃ h. 6. 45 ant m. 1625 pater  filio sine cōsensu /of Northāpton\¹

RN It tooke Ap 12 ♂ h. 7 ant m 1625 |of Northāpton|¹

RN a Child of 20 weekes troubled w^th convulsive fits feb 11 ☉ h. 12. 39 p m 1627

RN But they sent vnto me Decēb 27 h 12. 40 p m. 1629. 6 weekes old¹

RN It would start in his sleepe ever sinc it was borne yesterday being h {sic} about 5 in the morning it tooke it w^th convulsions Decēb 19 h {sic} hor 5 ant m. 1629

RN S^r Will. Androws the younger for his son litle child & Infant y^t hath an ague & 3 fits Ian. 24. ☿ h. 11. 3|4|0 ant m 162i.

RN Oliver Newton of Lavendon grang taken w^th the first epilepticall Fit Aug 12 {illeg}|☾| h. 9 ant m 1622

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 Thomas wats borne the weddensday before Candlemas then being ♃ die ☿ h. 11 30 p m 1626 1 feb. 1626¹

RN M^r H|L|atch {sic} \Latch of the Strand in London/ did writ to me to certify me how it was w^th franke the issue did helpe her rheme but still hath greevous fits as before septēb 22 h {sic} hor. 12 1627

RN mres Franke Latch hath not had so many nor so sore fits as before vsing the powders & her ring & keeping an Issue always open novēb. 15 ♃ h. 5 p. m. 1627

novēb 11. ☉ in y^e morning had 2. sore fits

RN another fit yesterd Ian. 1. wheesing breath stopped

RW Richard Coles \Sharpe/ of this towne y. 4. d. ☾ h. 2. p: m: Nouemb: 27. 1620.

troubled w^tha paine in his backe. something cometh ouer him hee sayth at night about 8 of the clocke. screameth & scratcheth when the fit cometh: w^ch is always about 8 of the clocke at the night.