Casebooks

RN Thomas Travell of Hanslop 14 y march. 28 ♃ h. 2. 50 p m. 1622. a shaking palsy. \Convulsions/

RN M^r latch \of london/ for litle franke 3|2|. y. Ap: : 12. ♂. h. 3. \15/ p. m 1625. /no vse of lims a palsy & a convulsion\

RN M^r Marsh for his child & wench 7 \10/ y sept 11. ☾ h. 7 ant p m 1620 /convulsio tremor\

RN {S}ara Wheelowes 12 y 3 days after \27./ fell into her first quaking fit Ian 22 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m. 1631.

RN Mres Mary Pay Pea|y|ton of {sic} now at London Iune 2i ♃. h. 7: 50 p m 1632 /paralytica cū convuls. paroxismus\

RN S^r Rog. Poolyston came to cōfer w^th me touching his Palsy & convulsions & vertigo. having a lamenes in his left syde & weaknes in his legs Octob. 12. ☾ h. 2. 30. p m. 1618.

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y march 15. ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 1619. |Is in strang fits. strangly handled w^th quaking fits. witchery suspected|

RN Richard Rogars of Brackley 13. y. the weeke before miklemas next on a satterday about son setting but came to me march. 17 ☾ h {sic} hor. 12. 39 p m 1627 |convulsyve palsy & epilepsy|

U[1629–1631] An meede of cranfeild A child borne the 26 of Aprill 30′  5 ante me’ And hath had a convultion {Ever} for a 12 month. and cannot go nor stand

RN Mres Sara Wheelows first taken Ian 23 h|☉| 4 \3. 30/ 11. 30 30 p |ant| m 1631 |of Collingtree 2 myles frō Northāpton|

strangly taken w^th strang fits lifting her vp as on shaken w^th a shaking Ague w^th a great hart beating |was p^rsent|

RN Mres Holland. Lond: 23 y at Halloutyde last. Weddensday maij 6. ♂ h. 10. ant m 1606 |taken first on weddensd east^r weeke \easter {sic}/ at night| /in her bed. at 12. p m a thing like a dog cāme vppō her made her fome & skrike\ |shee sayd she sawe some ill thing in her bed comīg to her like a cat or a dog as shee lay w^th her husb. y^t strooke her w^th a dead palsye./|

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake w^th the hands & wryteth {sic} y^e mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

RN was first strangly taken feb 28. ♂ h. 9. p m 1632.

fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye

feb 28 ♂ h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\

RN M^r Cave of Leycester 4 38. y. May 2. h {sic} hor 4. 30 m {sic} p m 1629 |mayed {sic} 13 y 4 child. youngest 3. y.|

M^r Cave of Leycester 38. y. May 2. h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 1629 had a palsy & the Iliaca Convulsions

RN Thomas kelly Ian 22. ♀ h. 9 ant m had a sore shaking aguish fit 1608.

the lady Constables mā. Thomas kelly fell into a new & a strang aguish fit shaking bed & chāb^r round about ♄. 9. ant m. 1608.

RN {Ia}ne Browne of Adington {2}9. y christ Iuly \Iune Iuly/ 20. 1595. sent to me Iuly Iune 30 ☿ h. 9. 20 ant m 1624 /neaver had child.\¹

Iane Browne of Adin{gton} 29. y. Iune 30 ☿ h 19. 20 a{nt} m. 1624. paraliticall tormented w^th heate & a burning payne in her belly & shooting into her legs & belly hath no vse of her lims cā not stand nor goe /sweateth mutch.\

RN Georg Iaunson \of Shenly/ next mydsomer day 11. y in the morning sent this 8 of march 8 ☾ h. 3. 30 p m 1619

hath bene sick ever sinc thursd last about 12 at night & did shake very mutch & cā scarc take breath & will cry hoh hoh for the space almost of an houre ready to dye in his fits mart 4 ♃ h. 12 p m 1619

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |M^r Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits w^th quaking & trēbling Ian 30. ♃ h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls¹

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

RN M^res Blundell sent to me to come to Her daughter Susan about 12 yeres old who layd speechles for a weeke & after wardꝭ spak a worde or two. who h is troubled day & night w^th diverse fittꝭ & hath falleth often & nowe hath no vse of hed necke legs handꝭ or {sic} an but only of her eyes & yet eateth & hath a good colour. 1598 Ian die 20. die ♀ h: post merid. 1. 45.

mater  filia Susan Blund: Ian. 20 die ♀ h post merid 1. 45. 1598.