Casebooks

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. ☾ h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed¹

RN |1598.| Elsabeth Richardson tooke her sicknes the 2 of Iuly die ☉ h. int^r 10 & 11. 10. 30 mi an m. 10. 15. shee hath an idle hed & speaketh foolishnes bereaved of her speach & of her wittes

RN Iohn Snow of Padbery 47 y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 1. p m. 1614. |a very godly man in his sences rageth & knoweth no mā. when he {sic}|¹

RN Sara Poling of North Crowlye 40 y may 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. \12 50/ p m 1610 /sine consensu.\ |calleth vppon god|¹

RN Raynold nuewall of Bugdon 21 y. Iuly. 11. ☿ 6. 30 \7. {sic} |6. 30|/ ant m 16i0 |frater sine consensu ty not p^rsent.|¹

they brought his water.

RN Susan Piggot of {sic} belonging to the lord of kent 18 y Iuly \17./ ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1609 /M^r Henry piggot her brother  sorore\¹²

RN {illeg}|O|n of Wickam for his wife who is senceles & foolish first mopish & despairing & nowe is {sic} doth laugh & singe & knoweth not what febr 12 ☾ h 7. 16 p m 16i0. sine cōsensu.

Elisab. Trippe 26 y 9 y maryed. 2 childrē of Wickam. youngest a year old.

RN M^r Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the M^r Iermyn\

M^r Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corpꝯ chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.

RN Dorothy Cup of Stachdon {4}|3|4 y Iune 26 ♀|♂| h. 2. 25. p m 16i0 ty in p^rsence.¹

RN Rich: Cowly of Tinswicke 30 y Apr. 30 y a batch Apr ♂ h. 9 ant m 1605.¹

RN An Southā of Croaton 33 y May 10 h {sic} hor 10 25 ant m 1623 light headed & vnruly & idle talke & is very furious cānot abyd any prayer to be sayd by her worse when she is bound |would murder her selfe maritus  vxore|

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceitꝭ to w^ch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 ♃ h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

RN Iohn Peake of Heavencot by Tocetour 23 y a {I} {sic} wool wynder Ian: 21. ♀ h. 3. p m 1625.

frater  fratre |sine cōsensu| melancholia et delirio laborāte quæ illi divina videntia inflicta  subia taken in his trade & ritches gotten by his owne hands & industry, begā to growe ryotous & proud in his apparle & his monye w^ch he sayd he would lead to the poer. /othewise {sic} wary & sober now will sweare & talke idlely\ |no care of any thinge|¹

RN The noble lady of Westmorland \de la Spencer/ young S^r Rob Napers sister in Law by the maryg of her sister she Directed a letter to me touching a gentlewomā y^t wayteth on her on Mres Crost 21 y march. 15 ♃ h. 2. 25 p m 1627 /of Aptharpe\ /her wits & menory {sic} decayed & cānot be kept in her\¹

RN M^r Williā Hutchingson: 40. y: march. 28. ☿ h. 10. 25|0|. ant m. 1627. |vxor  marito a tale big mā. w^th yell hayre very mery & cheerfull by his owne nature & cōplexion taketh mutch tobacco pater  filio sine cōsensu/|

M^r Will: Hutchinson 40 y of Blūsā in Hutington {sic} sheere hard by Erith march 28. ☿ h. 10 30 ant m 1627.

a tale yell hayre very Ioviall & mery by his owne disposition very Kind & yet thrifty.

he was Chaplyn to B And |in| \his owne/ who bestowed on him a good sonage & p^rbend

M^r Hutchingson a p^rach a|&| a chaplyn to B Andros 40 y Iuly March 28 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1627. /brayne distempered extree {sic} proud of his gifts Iealous of his wife\¹

RN Will Iereland of Dustable 30 y Iune 24 ☾ h. 1. 39 p m 1633 /head light nynd {sic} troubled talketh idlely\

RN |1598. 1598| Elisab. Miller mutche \at newport/ mutch disquieted Iulij 13. die ♃. h ant. m. 10. 9. m. at sermon time shee raved & cursed & spake very fanely & foolishly¹

GJ Iohn Archer of Lidlington 19 y. Aprill 26 ♃ ho 12 in mer. 1604 RN |foolish in his wits & raveth.| GJ

RN Sara Pendred of Dunstable 45 y Aug 12. ♀ h. 6. 25. ant m. 1614. maritus  vxore sine consensu.

brought a bed on monday last was sennet

he came for his wife who is distracted of her wits & did scratch her husb. yesterday & yet a very godly & a religious womā y^t cānot sleepe nor take any rest.