Casebooks

RN Iohn Snow of Padbery 47 y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 1. p m. 1614. |a very godly man in his sences rageth & knoweth no mā. when he {sic}|¹

RN M^r Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the M^r Iermyn\

M^r Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corpꝯ chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.

RN Rich: Cowly of Tinswicke 30 y Apr. 30 y a batch Apr ♂ h. 9 ant m 1605.¹

RN M^res Pedder for her husb. plexed w^th greefe for certen writings cōmitted to M^r Nichols sonne & cānot sleepe to crave my counsell feb 12 h {sic} hor 6 p m 1620¹

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceitꝭ to w^ch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 ♃ h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

RN Will Iereland of Dustable 30 y Iune 24 ☾ h. 1. 39 p m 1633 /head light nynd {sic} troubled talketh idlely\

RN Makums sone in law Winkles came for a frind of his that was mopish. & weake in his brayne. Iune 22. ☿ hor. 5. 30 ant p m. 1603.

GJ Iohn Archer of Lidlington 19 y. Aprill 26 ♃ ho 12 in mer. 1604 RN |foolish in his wits & raveth.| GJ

RN Rich Straker of frinckford 21 y Apr 15. ♂ h. 6. 12. ant m. 1606.

lunatick mopish furious¹

RN Robart Parker of hanslop 24 y Iune 21. ♀ h. 10. 2|3| ant m 1605.

hed light franticke. talketh godly. cā take no rest nor sleepe. but talketh to him selfe.

his moth^r sent his water.

RN Iohn Nichols of Kemolton a young mā mopish not well in his wyts may 10. ♀ h. 8. 15 p|a|nt m 1611. the parish would send him to me.

RN Henry Tomson of lowton. 25 y {T} Septemb. 2 ☾. h. 12. 1611.

mopish & foolish almost every day alike. & will laugh at his owne folly.

RN {I}ohn Whitaker of Newp 6{illeg} 70 y Iuly 24. ♀ h. 11. 20 ant m 16i8.

hed gyddye. mopish & senceles

knoweth not what he doeth.

RN Henry Far of WavendonIa 32 y Ian 24 ☉ h. 4. 40|5| ant m 1619. extreme ill in his hed knoweth not what he taketh {sic}.

RN Ralph wynter\ton/ fellow of kings college a rare young mā for learning studyousnes & strictnes of life mopish melancholick fell ill by overmutch study & y^t a knight inter{n}ayning him to rede to his sone & yeare mising him 30^l  aiū {sic} put him no mā cā yet leare {sic} the cause after a quart^r of a yere {s} {sic} his father sent for him march 24 ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1622 |23 y Aug 26. h. 3. 30 p m.|

RN Robert Muns of Maldene a yere & 3 quaters {sic} idle headed {f} squeaketh rageth & cānot sleepe & wrigeth the body. Iune 1. ♂ h 7. 20 ant m 1624

RN M^r Michal|e|ll Coales |30 y| /a batch\ of Bary\se/swell Barkeswell by Coventry may 25 ☿ h. 11. ant m 163i /long troubled w^th mopish & sottish melancholy\

RN Williā

Robart Ampts of Sundon 72 {sic} feb 22. /1544\ \came/ may 4 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m. 16i6

ill in his head ev^r sinc sonday last quite bereaved of his sences. & cā make no answere. & was nev^r so before. it seemeth y^t he sawe some ill thing.

Nicholas d{illeg}|D|ay the myster {sic} susp for a bad mā mayed {sic} he & his wife agree not no child his neighb susp him given to ill vices p^racheth every sonday.

RN Michaell Adams of Over. 43. y. may 31. ☿. h 7. ant m. 1626.

melanch false feares touching sathans illusions fearfulnes of synne |apt to sleepe|¹

M^r Baker wrote in his behalfe

RN The Lady Ienins for her husband \M^r Latch/ y^t is very sick & somewhat senceles & speaketh idlely he knoweth not what ill ever sinc M^r Thomas was mayed {sic} brayne mynd & sences ill sick sinc monday night Aug. 15 ♃ h. 8. 38 ant m 1633 |at Hays| /keepeth his bed head burneth inwardly\ /feareth eyther his Death or y^t he wilbe sencles\