Casebooks

RN Gryphen Crocker of litle Kymble 60 y. Decēb. 3. ♄ hor. 9. 50 ant m. 1603. his eyesight blasted on \fayled him/ y^t by litle he knoweth not howe

his grond is haunted & treasure is hid there as the report goeth.

there is hard mutch musicke & melodye. |this Gryphen Crocker dwelleth in y^t house hath seene lightꝭ.| the son of Elsborough 16|7||8| y sinc delivered a note out of a booke vnto Henry Gynger y^t now dwelleth at wiggynto in hartford sheere an old man of 80 yeres. as followeth.

Elsborough church & litle Kymble church of the right syde of the way betw even against the castle hill ther lyethe of gold & sylver & Iewels brasse & pewter a weane load layd in by lord Everet knotsby & his man at the conquest this was all y^t was delivered him in a note w^ch he lost willing him to enquire furth^r for he him selfe saw often a great light w^ch hath bene seene since by many sinc his death. & sometymes there will appeare a thing leeke a blacke hogge & very lately seene a \white/ catt w^th a marvelous long & great teale w^ch rāne into a pond musick hard lately by Crockwell & his wife & children.

Henry Ginger w^th in those 2 yeres when some came to seek this treasure saw a white bullocke w^thout ye eares & hornes. & others saw a feare gentlewomā. a lyon an Antlop a fyer {sic} w^th a gray cloke cast vppō his shoulders. but none could fynd the treasure./

RN Will: Surredg of harold 2 y cānot abyde to behold y^e light.

RN Cogdall of luton for his \right/ eye hit w^th a chip may 16. ♃ h 9. 39 ant m 1611 he cr\r/aved {sic} my counsell¹

RN Robart Richardson of newp. 57 y Sept 9 8 ♂ h. 9 \30/ ant m. 1629 blynd 7 y extremely tormented in his left ey w^ch was good for a long tyme & now is tormented it tooke him him {sic} yesterday about the chang of the moone w^ch was a litle after two in the morning sent to me Sept 8. ♂ h. 9 \30/ ant m 1629

RN M^r Brough. for his eys & hed. w^c s{eeth} things as two. febr. 18 die ☾ ♄ {sic} 9. 30 p|a|nt m. 1600.

Iane Brough of Stony stratford cōplayneth of her head this 7 yeres. feb. 18 die ☾ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1600.

RN T Iohn Hoper 12 y old payned in boath sydes thenc to his hart & then to his head &|w|^th a stirring & a soundinge w^th all & taketh a way his eye sight: Ian 15. die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 8 50. ant m. 1600.

his former phisick gave him 4|8| stooles. but he sounded that day that they thought he would die. they would have some cordials for him. 1600. at 9 ant m. 1600

RN Rich Armefild. of lathbury for his gydines of his head & myst of eyes