Casebooks

RN Henry Tomson of lowton 26. y. Iuly a batcheler. August 1. ♃. h. 12. 1611.

Distēpered in his wits. pater  filio sine consensu./.

RN Rich Coles of Olny 65 y. martij 22. ♂ hor. 1. p m. 1603.¹

RN Brydget Charnock 14 y march 10 ☾ h 3. 30 p m 1606. \hedach melancholy fits/

Rich. Charnock 14 y marh {sic} 10 ☾ h. 3. 30 p m 1606.

Old M^r Charnock him selfe.

itch hed ache sorow & greefe.

RN M^r Bouth {hering} of {sic} h|y|^t his wife is mistaken in her c{ere}t tooked it impatiently & was troubled in his hed & could not rest well y^t night Octob 29 ♃ h. 5. 30 20 p m 1618. quærit^r de eius vxore quando deo volente parturit

RN Elis Tiplady 23 y. nata maij 13. ☉ h. 10 p m 1599

her mother sent for her \the wench/ taken w^th raging fits 2 y. by fits. onc a yere sent octob 2i ☾ h. 10 ant m 1622 halfe a yere since /raging & rayling on ther parent \in strang maner/\

Will. Typlady 7 y ma^rch ☉ h. 6. 30 ant m sent octob 21 ☾ h. 10 ant m 1622.

he hath bene taken w^th 2 raging fits a quarter of a yere distance./

els well but by fits

Ther wench will lament her raging agayst {sic} her parents & neighbours & weepe for it but the child Doth not {see}

RN William’ Seabrook of Walton 40: zelotipia laborat. M^r Harvy of Crowly requestet|d| me to doe him good as touching his hearing. {v}d {ʒ}.  zelotip. phrenesi laborat: et vxorē p{uni}t.

RN M^r Walkedyn of Stony stratford h. 6. p m 16i0 maij 16. ☿ h. 6 p m 16i0 & for Mres Walkedyne |he sent his wifes water who did swound g|m|opish & foolish.|

RN her daughter Mres Elenor Aylet 17 y may 15. ☿ h. 7 30 p m 1633

her daughter idle headed & moped |vide Maij 3^o| 4 y ill witchery suspectted {sic}

cānot make butter nor cheese

Elisabeth Spacy susp: Rich Pavet susp. /& H Rebecca his wife\ w^th many others

16 or 17 more suspected.

old goody Ransden the begȳner of all there troubles dyed 5 y since

Fayth Sayick y^t was her servant Harmed

RN Mres Savadge of Deltford 42 y May Iune 22 ♀ hor 2. 25. p m 1604. a litle frō london |moopish.| her husb. for her: sine consensu & Mres Mansbridge of London sterile

RN Iohn Carter of pedgdon in Shitlington parish 40 y Septēb 22. ☾ h. 2. 45 p m. 1606.

RN M^r Temple of Padbery a widower 40 y Ian 18 ♂ h. 9. 20 ant m 1625

would know my opinion for light headed Thomas Harrys of Padbury.

RN An lingnes of great brickhill 10 y. Iuly. 6. ☿ hor. 10. ant m 1603. Esila Elisabeth lingne 9 y.¹

RN M^r Vincēt Goddard came to me march 28 ♃ h. 4. 38 p m 1605.

mopish

I set this for m^r Goddard aft^rward.

M^r Goddard talked w^th me touching his sonne & his fits halfe an houre be 12. {sic}

RN M^r Adolph. Androwes for his father {s} {sic} w^th a cough spitteth blood w^ch cometh frō his head not sick as also to know what concord betwixt him & his wife & in what sp they shall live togeather Iuly. 12 ☾ h 6. 40 p m 1619 /m^r Adolph: full of melanch. & greefe.\

RN Marg: musgrave of Grimsbee 50 y octob 31 h {sic} hor 11. ant m 1629

had his house burned & lost 130 pounds

RN Iohn Howlets childrē on Iohn \Thomas/ & margaret they would leape out of there bods & feele things rising of Bythen in Hūtingdon sheere

RN mres Smith wentioned {sic} her hed ach & her husb. Ian. 3 21 ☿ h. 3 \2 40./ p m 1607 /shee & her husb. came to make mery w^th me & brought the meate.\

RN Mres Prescot of London 54 y & her husb \sons water/ sent boath there waters sept: 26 ♀ h. 8. 20 ant m 1623 /mynd troubled\

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all y^t he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā y^t having taken an extreme cold & p^rsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost y^t he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled w^th any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick y^t he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

RN S^r Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines w^th ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to p^rsent his gyft to y^e king. Ian. 6. ☾ h. 5. p m. 1623

M^r Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioyntꝭ are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. ☾ h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch