Casebooks

RN Mres Stafford of Westbury widow sent to me for to know wheather her cattle be witched but I sent her a{illeg}|way| & rated her y^t came because I never dealte in sutch fooleryes

Octob. {illeg}|4|. ♂ hor 8 ant m 1603.

{h}ath had as shee sayth many losses.

RN Alce Gray of Grond{on} cānot make any cheese but at 3 weekes end it swelleth as this Doth. she sent me Aug 5 h {sic} hor. 11.30 ant m 1609.¹

SF Avis Smith of Detford wher her maritꝯ be viuus aut mortius et quando Rediet 1600 11 of Septmb ♃ an’ at a xj questo  literā

SRN M^rs. Eloner Aylett of Magdalen Laver. |for her selfe & her child./.|

October. 7. ♂. h. 9. 45. a. m. 1634. /she sent hither y^e 22^th of septemb^r\

There was a match propounded her for her daughter & it brake of agayne. now there is another oferd & desires to know the issue whether it will be good to hearken to it or noe.

SF M^rs Blague the 3 of march 1600. sent the names of Dean wodꝭ Lovers &c. questo quid inde et de illo et inter illum et illam Accidit ☾ an m’ at 50 p 7.

And for m^rs appleyeard in the no Last end of october next she will obire mortem

TG Mrs. Elenor Ailet of Magdelyn Laver 40 y. April. 3 ♃ h. 4 30 p M. 1634.

sent her letter suspecteth witchCraft her husband selfe, & family haue bin much tormented, Lost diuers of their Cattell well ouer night dead in the morneinge. sometymes their Cowes will giue no milke at all, at others they will kicke it downe.

RN A meade of Bedford sente to me for a wench y^t had an Apron taken from her by a wench as is thought of y^e house. Decēb. 1. ♃ hor 1. p m 1603.

RN my lady Care of Grafton sent vnto me for great Iuels lost Decēb 2. ♀ hor. 9. 45 ant m 1603.

RN frauncis Verny of Hartewell. a widowe 50 y. Sept 18. hor 10 45. ant m. 1602.

shee wrote a pytifull letter craving my counsell & helpe.

RN Mres Mathews lost Daughters w^th out there mothers consent send to me for my opinion for a spone lost 3 day feb 4 ♀ hor. 9. 30. an 9. 50. p|a|nt m 1603.

RN Elis. Bacon sept 11 ♃ p 2 {sic} p m 2. 40 1600 to knowe when M^r Harvy will come to her & what he will doe for her & what is best for her to doe & what wilbe come of her.

RN M^res Gothurst Moulsos mead for 2 spones of silver lost March 23 die ☾ hor. 12. 160i

M^r Iohn lea wrote his his {sic} lett^r in her behalfe

RN 22 y. sept 11. ♃ p m at 40 p 2. 1600

Elis. Bacon to know whē M^r ha{rvey} will come to her & what he will doe for her & what is best {for} her to doe & what wilbe come of h{er}  literā

RN Cassander Clarke of my lady Greeneways servant 27 y sept 30 ☾ hor. 11. 30 ant m 1605

RN The lady farmer did send to me touching things lost novēb. 3. ♃ h. 6 ant p m. 1608

RN mres foster lost a ring as she thinketh washing her hands in a pale of water Iuly 3. ☾ h. 3. 30 p m 1620

RN {mr}es foster sent her daught^r who moved the question Iuly. 11. ♂ h. 10 15 ant m 1620 | anulo furato.|

RN mres Foster of Cardington for a handkercher & a silver spone lost feb 9 h 5. p m. 1622

RN The Lady Fisher sent to me to set her \the/ fig of her nativity to know wheath^r she be not likely to die & to come to an vntymely Death. & so also her husbands & wheath^r good for her to goe into Warwickshere now her children fearth some harre {sic} wil{illeg}|be| done to her by her husband Decēb 30 ♂ h. 1. 30 p m. 1623.

Intendeth to goe into warwick sherer by the begying of the next termes w^th her husb. brother in lawe if no harme may come of it Terme begynneth Ian 23 ♀.

RN Elizab fisher \was 32 the 28 Ap ☿ 1591/ shalbe 32|3|. the next of Aprill ☿. before the 28 of Aprill 1590|i| {sic} 1591