Casebooks

RN Iohn Byrd for a womā of Hanslop newly brought abed 3 days since cānot sleepe Aug. 25. ♂ h. 6. ant m 1607.

RN I went to my lady Curson & she brought vnto me a mayd of hers very sleep{l}|y|e ☿ Iune 28 ☿ h. 2. 20 p m 1609

RN Susan Blundell is now given mutch to sleeping shee slept as her moth^r told me vppo the 20^th of may. die ♄ fro that night vntill the next night follow {sic} the space of 24 houres but y^t her sleepe was interrupted w^th her vsuall fitꝭ & y^t very often. her moth^r came to tell me of it. the 22 of may die ☾. h. 7. 15. mi

RN Bridget Emmerson of Cosgrave 19 y. Iune 22 ☿ hor 8. 20|45|. ant m 1603. exceeding sleepy.¹

RN Mr Peter Androw for his mother \wife/ 50 y Aug. 17. ♃ h. 10. 20 ant m 1609 slepeth ill thirsty

RW Peirce Glouer of Partnoll y.    d. ♀ h: 0. Decemb: 13 1622: \rageth 9 {illeg}|d|ayeꝭ: is watched/ day & night. was let bloud: sleepeth not.¹RW

RN Rebecca Shephea\r/d of great Brickhill 2 y may 8 ♂ h. 2. 15 p m 1632 sleepy & aguish.

RN M^r Foukes kinsman came & told me y^t there brother rageth & waxeth furious & sayth y^t they will poyson him A {sic} cānot rest nor sleepe Aug 3 h {sic} hor 8. 20 ant m 1633

RN Will Cowly care {sic} to tell me y^t Th. Nichols care {sic} for his sister & sayd y^t she was very sick & y^t the sleeping syrope lyeth at her stomacke & yet cānot sleepe w^th it Ap 24 ☾ h. 4. 38 p m 1620

RN Margaret Lawrenc 50 yeres old servant sent in y^t howse never well sinc y^t servante went he{illeg}|r| master did not leeke her well & therfore turned her away. suspected shee can seldome sleepe. fallen downe into her leg this Margaret sayd of her y^t shee was naught w^th on of her masters servantꝭ y^t was marid

RN Sam Sweane of Stony stratford 5. y. may 10. ☿ h. 9. 45 ant m 1615. hed & belly. |cānot sleepe nor rest will eate p^rtely.|

RN Iohn feary of Bozzet 17 weekes old the morrow after May day in the morning about betwixt 3 & 4 at the {illeg}|d|ay breake./ his father came for him. August 29. ♂ h. 12. 40 p m 1620. ill almost ever sinc he was borne mutch troubled w^th heate for a month & cā not rest in his cradle.

RN M^r Woullystan of London  vxore extreely mad cānot rest nor will eate novēb 10. h hor 8. 50 ant m 162i

M^r Woullyston of London for his wife mad y^t cānot sleepe eate nor Drinke novēb. 10 h {sic} hor: 9. ant m 162i |will not eate.|

wheather her vomyts will serve & the liquid

RN Mres Mathew of Broden for her sone & hayre M^r Iohn mathew 8 yers old in cleare Lent the first sonday

subiect to melancholy he {illeg} sleepeth mutch & seemeth to be aguish subiect to melancholy \delighteth in nothing/ will t {sic} no stomack Aguish

RN Thomas Parret M^r leas mā \of Stanton/ 27. y Decēb 29 ☉ {sic} ♃ hor 10. ant m 1603. hed mūphes. cānot sleepe

RN a litle child 3 y. at the same tyme \cānot rest cryeth nev^r the better.// belly swelled casteth voydeth wormes cānot rest

RN M^r Ogles for his kinswomā march 21. ♀. h. 1. 45 p m 1617

he writeth to know mye opinion & iudgment touching his kinswomā.

desyrous to have her brought over to me.

her stomack worse sleepeth litle. is sometyms vppon a sudden tormented w^th sweat & then p^rsently cold. her mynd is to come over vnto me./

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 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

RN Thomas Newell of Sheringhton 8 yeres old. quærit causā eius deo favente remed. Sept. 18. die ☾. h. 9 3. 1598. sweld in his legs & anckels and stomack & cannot sleepe./