Casebooks

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

for his eyesight red & waterish.

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 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 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 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

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

RN Williā Doe of Cranfild 50 y sept 19 ☾ hor 10. 40 ant m 1603. right eye blood shot exceedingly

RN George fost^r of

Geo\r/ge Foster of flitweeke 55 y. Sept 7. ☾ hor. 10. 12 ant m 160i

coplayneth of his eyes & the dimnes thereof.

RN Iohn Billington of fæny stratford. 84. y. octob. 31 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 10. 40 ant m 1612

cānot see but dyly as if he saw a myst betwixt.

left ey. Right ill¹

RN M^r Stanton \56 y/ \Burchmore/ by Woburne May 29 ☾. h. 10 ant m 1620 {illeg}|e|yes troubled w^th red

RN Iohn Rolles \Rose/ of Colebrayfild 71. y. Ap 27. {illeg}|h| hor. 11 ant m. 1622 /par|l|alitcall {sic}\ convuls. face writhed¹

RN Will: Tyms \of Moulton in North sheere/ y^t is ill sighted w^th a pyn in his eyes. Ia 44 y Ian 24 h|☾| h. 8 39 ant m 1625

RN Rich Armefild. of lathbury for his gydines of his head & myst of eyes

RN Iohn Messinghā natus the thursday before shrovetyde h 10 ant m |Ap 13| ten yeres full

Is lame & blynd./

8. feb ♃ h. 10. 1616.¹

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

RN Thomas Rufhead came to me for my consell for his \right/ eye prick & shooting only for a sudden a dynes of his ey Iuly Iuly. {sic} 21. ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m 1619¹