Casebooks

RN Iane Renche of g {sic} Abnom \Audnam/ in the County of hartford 36 y. maried 14 yeres & had no child till nowe of late hath a falling sicknes in 2 nightꝭ & on day did fall 5 days.. hath no witte nor remēbrance. may. 21. die ☿ h. 11. 20 ant m. 1600

had a child in her arms of her brothers & let it fall & knew it not

RN The vicars wife of Piddington M^res Williams 40 yeres. Decēb^r 31 die ☾ h. 5. 3 {sic}. p m. 1599

RN The Countes of Rutland sent for me to come to Beaver to my young lord¹ taken with the epilepsy Ianuary 17 h: 12 40 p m 1618

I went not

RN Hamlet Audley after last Barthol was a twelfemonth \old/ h sent for it octob 9 ☾ h. 8. 30 ant m 1620¹

RN Rich Bates of wickam sent Au 12 y Aug 22 ♃ h. 5. 45 p m 1622

the falling sicknes as s|I| take it

sent twice for him 12 y the weddens before Easter last.

send to the black greyhound in Watling streete in london. to on m^r Hamons house a grosser.

RN M^r Coxen sent to me a boy troubled w^th the falling sicknes 20 y feb 20 ♂ h 3. p m 1627

RN M^r Iennin latch of Hayes {sic} \of the Strand in London/ sent a french mā vnto me w^th his letter Sept: 25. ♂ h. 1. 30. p m 1627 /Mres frank Ie Latch\¹

M^r Iames Vriot sept 25. 1627. a french mā.

RN Mres Hanna White of Greeneford 21. y Ap. 17 ♂ h. 10. 30 ant m 1632. /D Barkom & S^r Th myddleton wrote in her behalfe\¹

RN Iohn Kilpine of Northe Crowly 23. yeres old sent vnto me for his disease who hath bene troubled w^th a falling sicknes who fometh very litle but Drouleth. who falleth when it taketh him on his backe & |st|retcheth him selfe a {sic} & p^rsently riseth again & is well. as often as any thing hitteth him or stūbleth or at meate if any thinge feareth him it come as it were by a frightment Maij 5. die ♄. h. 9 ant m. 1599. very desirous his father should come.

RN M^res Williams of Piddington the vicars wife hath had the falling sicknes this 16 yeres. sent her selfe vnto me the 31 of decēb^r. die ☾. h. p m: h. 5. 30 p m. 1599.

The fellowe met me thē at Staunton but brought her wat^r the 1 of Ianiary die ♂ h. 8. ant m. 1599 {sic} & shewed then the bill that contayned her disease. 1599 {sic}

RN M^r Hawkins sent me his water 40 y Sept. 28. ☿ h. 8. ant m. 1608. of london |& m {sic} Elis. fox of london 19 y.|¹

RN Ioseph. Marston of Hempsteede in Hartfordsheere borne Ian. 19. ♃ h. 6. 40 ant m 16i5 |natus hoc tempore. it {d}oeth fome & hath convuls|¹

RN M^r Anth king octob. 18. ♃. h 9. 50 ant m 1627 {sic}

M^r \Anthony/ King troubled w^th the falling sicknes sendeth for his dyet drinke  epilepsia. Octob. 18 ♃. h. 10. ant m. 1627 /found no good by his ringe\¹

h {sic} my ring did Him no good.

M^r {Li}{ght}foot wrote for him hath taken all maner of physick & yet found no good by all the doctor{s} & there severall courses

M^r Anth. king octob. 18 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1627 epilep convuls.

RN Iane Smyth of Easton Madith 9 y six weekes after milkemas ☉ night ab h betwixt 9. & 10. in sent heath^r Iune 11. ♂ h. 7 ant m. 16i6 /voydeth wormes now & then a xj wormes at on tyme\¹

RN The lady Dorothy Iennings for her child taken w^th the epilepsye about 10 weekes 13 y Ap 25. ♃ h. 1. 45 p m 1622. hearing y^t I have helpen may {sic} in y^t kind hath written to me to come to London/ /her speach is taken from her by fits for a day & keepeth her bed\

RN {Io}seph Marson sent Aug 18 ♀ h. 3. p m. 1615¹

RN Iohn Adams of Weston besides northāpton. \his father a Consellour mayed {sic} Iudg Harvyes broth Daughter/ \fath^r M^r Iohn/ borne the last day of Ap last h 6 30 ant m but sent to me Ian 2. ☾ h. 10. 20 ant m 1632.

ater {sic}  infante epilipt satt last was sennet h 8 30 ant m taken w^th a swounding fit about a quarter of an houre. having a {illeg}|r|ising in his stomak vp to his throate w^ch stops his breath.