Casebooks

GJ Elsabeth Harrys of Padbury 32 y. May 4 ☿ ho. 8 a m. 1603

Troubled in mynde and fearfull that God will punish her.

RW M^ris: Anne Barker of Bar{illeg}|k|amsteede beyonde {Sen}ley. y. 26. d. ♀. h: 1. 30. p: m: Feb: 25. 1620. mente turbata: melancholica.

TG Mrs Mary Claton \16 y/ of moncksrisbor{ough} Martii 16 ♄ h. 6 p m. 1633.

distempered in her minde since yest{erday} hath beene mopish this 14night

RW M^ris Iane Parkins of Dunstable y. 26. d. ♀ h: 10 ant: m: Martij 10. 1620. much afflicted in bodie & minde: troubled with melancholie

GJ M^rs mary woodward of Easton Maudit 20 y. feb. 21 ♃ ho. 9: 45 a m. 1605

Taken w^th Desperate fittꝭ her first fitt began on tuesday last. tooke a conceit tly by hearing of m^r Isakꝭ daughters of Fensham who as they report are possessed, & tly ex impatientia amoris

GJ Colmans sonne of Fenystratford 17. y. Decemb. 29 ☿ ho. 2. p m. lyes speechles and hath done so these 3 dayes tooke him first in the head

GJ M^res Hill of Lidlington 30 y. feb. 26 ♀ ho. 10. 35 a m. 1608

She had a maid came from Brickhill w^ch fell sicke in her house feares the infection heavy hearted.

W Ione Barton. y. 32. Iuly 3. ♀. hor. 9. 35. A. M. 1612:

troubled in mind this 2. yeers

RW Hugh Quicke of Clifton r{a}{i}{g}nes came w^th his wife, who was much trou{ble}{d} in minde & often times tempted (shee sayd) w^th an e{u}ill spirite to doe her selfe a misc{h}eife./ shee suspected a man & his wife in that {to}{wne}./ & when she{illeg} came home from mee she{illeg} tould her neighbours that I shewed her that {monster} in a glasse. but shee lyed./ d. ♂ h: 10. ant: {m}: Feb: 21. 1615. they came vnto me./

GJ Edward Cooke of Grafton 50 y. Iunij 6. ☾ ho. 3. 30 p m 1603 a fearfull humo^r RN mopish but in good health.

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 24 y. August. 5 ♀ ho 2 p. m. 1603 vide August. j et Iulij 23.

GJ Ric Gilpin of great wolson Sept. 15 ♄ ho. 1. 50 p. m. 1604

He sent his water w^ch was very red and thicke. lunatik.

GJ Martha Farrow of Harold 50 y. Ian. 13 ♃ ho. 11. 50 a m. tempted to make away her self

GJ Penelope Marston of Souldrop 43 y Iune 6. ♃ ho. 11. a. m. 1605¹

SRN S^r. Tho. Tyringhā & my Lord Gorge sent to me desireing my advise \& {nos} to come to London/ for a young gentleman who falle{th} into a very great deepe mellancholly passion lat{ly} the lers Came Novemb. 12. ♃. h. 6. 30. p. m.

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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GJ A yong man \One Howses sonne/ of B{o}|y|thon in Huntingdon shire 26 y. his water was brought sine Consensu feb: 1|2|0 ☿ ho. 2. 45 p m. 1605

Straungely tormented by witchcraft since shrovetuesday. g: Shelton the witch in prison.

RW M^ris Elizabeth Tyrrell of Thornton. y. 8. d ☾. h: 2. 30 p: m: Novemb: 20. 1620.

by fits verie ill: sometimes eateth her meale well, at other times doth not. giveth goeth vp & downe verie melancholily

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

RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.