Casebooks

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete w^th a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon S^t Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die ♄ hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aft^r noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

he was blasted in a garden.¹

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe w^th strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted w^th sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god¹

RN Katherine Grene /25\ first taken w^th \it tooke/ an arising frō her stomack ready to stop her wynd Martij 7. ☿ h. 11. p m 162i |is so sick y^t she cā take no rest.|

It tooke her in her hart & left sy right & short ribs pricking like needles. |suckleth a child halfe a yere old|

RN It tooke him first on sonday last w^th a trēbling all over. & tooke away the vse of his lyms & now his sences & all 25 ☉ h. 9. 30 ant m sodaynly taken 162i /will take nothing nor speak cānot keepe his water\

RN troubled w^th strang convulsions the wench the morow on \St/ Stephens Daye ☾ sep a ⚹ ♄ ap ☌ ♀. p △ ♂ h. 8 ant m 162{6}|5| & swounded at that tyme & hath bene troubled w^th convulsiōs ever sinc

Marg Howlet taken w^th strang fits of convulsions & wythering of her face & neck S^t {sic} Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 8 ant m 1625

RN Margery Barnes of Newp. \Olnye.// 40 y may 18 ♀ h. 10 ant m 16i0. watched a dead corse maij {illeg} 11. ♀ h. 9. p m 16i0 stroken w^th some ill thinge |shoulder \left/ arme sore red swelled./|

RN Agnys Rawlins of Stoake Hāmon 32 y Ap 4. ♀ h. 11. ant m 1617 not sick vryne indiff 3 fig. white Dregs. hart heavy |troubled in her mynd tempted hart heavy| sent Ap 4. ☾ sep a □ h {sic} ap ☌ ♂. yesterday about 6. \♃/ h. 6. p. m 1617

RN Thomas Homemā \of Stonystratford \Newport// 10 weekes old next Monday betwixt 5 & 6 in y^e morning borne & fell sick on monday last at mydnight or before g{naw}ed & hath strong fits of convulsion & sweateth mutch, face hands & full of sweat orderly to stoole

RN M^r Wyndgate taken w^th \his/ old fits w^th an Idle brayne & full of talke may 13. ♀ h. 12. 1625¹

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being ☾. h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last w^th strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 ♃ h. 12. 1626.

RN vseth to bleed mutch at nose & yest night he bleede a quart & so /also before y^t he swonded w^th it waterish blood.\ h. 12. 20 p m 1627 /novēb. 4. ☉ h. 12. 20 p {sic} 1627\ |head ach.|

RN Ap 28 ☾ h. 10 ant m 1628 cōpl of a rūning vp & downe his legs arms eares & neck like a like a {sic} mouse & bite him by the prick the child in y^e fit quake & stampe taken so yeste\r/day

RN Taken in the night w^th a rising in her st{omack} frō the left syde to her hart causing often swounding Ian 28 ☿ h. 12 p m {sic} 1629

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30 ☿ {sic} |march 29. ♂| h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

RN ye hath bene sick by fits. but yesterdaye about 3 of the clock in y^e after noone taken & tormented & gryped in her stomack & belly & Doth. cast in the extremitye of her fit & otherwise.

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 brought a bed vppō satterday last at twelfe at day tyme Novēb 29 h {sic} hor 11. 40 ant m 1617

RN may 8 at fryday it tooke him about 12 in the night it first tooke him in his legs w^th a shooting & sinc it rūneth vp into his hed making him to talke idlely a light head |Is grown starke mad.|

RN Ione Hall of waresly 66 y Iuly 24 ♀ {sic} \13. ☾/ h. 3. 25|0| p m 1618. {sic} /Iuly 13 ☾ h. 7 p m 1618\

subito correpta pedibꝯ tergo et stomacko. cā not swallow any thing by reason y^t the flegme coming vp troubleth her excedingly¹

RN 1 first in his neck 2 on his syde tormented him & drew his mouth asyde & tooke away his sences & memory l|&| did shake h{im} novēb. 10 ♄ hor 3 p m 162i¹