Casebooks

RN Iohn Phylip of Eaten well this 12. moneth. but feareth a falling sicknes & therefore cometh to p^rvent it. Ap. 28. die h {sic} hor. 9. 40. m. ant m. 1599.

RN The poor wench y^t hath the falling sicknes came to me craving y^t I would send my mā to let her blood when her next fit cōmeth vppon her because it was told y^t it cometh of blood & y^t one in the like case so let blood was cured ever after March 18 ♂ h. 5 p m 1623

RN Iohn Kendall taken w^th an Epilepticall fit Ap 2. ☉. h. 8. 20 p m 1626

RN Iohn Kendall of North Ashton by Banbery 16 last S^t Valentynes eve was p^rsent Ap. 3. h. 10 at night

but came to me Ap. 3. ☾ h. 2. 20 p m. 1626

It tooke him w^th an epileptic{all} fit last night {illeg} hora 8. p. m 1626

RN Phillys Moorcrafte of the Gullet 8 y novēb 12. ☾ h. 2. 20 p m. 1627.

hath had 4 fits of the falling sicknes & swounded in her bed last night novēb 11. h|☉| h. 8 30 p m. 1627 it tooke her ☾ h 2. 20 p m 1627

RN Iohn Mason taken w^th an epilept fit y^t he fomed ☉ 15 h. 7. 20 ant m 1628.

RN Bridget Godfrey of Potten 28 y Ian 29. came to me No {sic} novēb. 6. ♃ h. 3. 30 ant m \p/ m 1628.

& had a sore epilepticall fit. she was p^rsent

RN Will: Packe of Bedford halfe a yere old 3 days before miklemas tuesday night betwixt 12 & on came hither Apr. 10 ☿. h. 2. p m. 16i{6} {sic} 16i6 /con{v}uls. & swoūdeth {e}pilepsy feared./\

RN Lettice Shermā of Woulv^rton 23 y march 29 ♃ h. 8 9. ant m. 162i

she came heather w^th her mother. strang fits then swoūding in her bed as the falling sicknes or mother.

RN francis Revening of Barcōsteede in Hartford sheere 21 y Iun|ly|e 1. ♃ h. 8. 12 ant m. 1630

This fellow iust at nig nine \of the clocke/ before his falling fit strooke me over the eylid. his sences Decayed 3 weekes talketh idlely

Did aske me blessing at his in comming

RN my Cosen Elis. Marsh the younger 17 y. Aug. 18 ☿ h. 6. 38 ant m 16i9 of myne owne accord  epilepsia ml|a|tricis cū veritig  multas vices.

RN He y^t maried Mach{um}s Daught^r came to me for counsell for his wife y^t hath the falling sicknes.

Martij 22. ♂ hor 2. 40. p m. 1603.

RN Iames Pickering of lowten w^th m^r farnell 9 y the 7 of August next the weddensday befor it he was borne. |1603.| but came heather & was p^rsent craving my consell Apr 24 ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m 1612 subiect to the falling sicknes

RN The gentlemā of Coventry \M^r Crompton of Coventrye 26 y/ y^t hurt his skull w^th a piece & now hath the falling sicknes w^th convuls. Iune 24 ♂ h 8. 20 p m 1628 /he came to take physick\ |Iune|

RN Thomas Hurndale. 21 y taken strangly & terrrifyed w^th the falling sicknes no Octob 31. ☿ h. 11 p m 1632 /h 10. 30 p m. 1632\

RN Agnis Pufford 19 yeres of Tyddington 3 miles of frō Dunstable falleth every day 2 or thrice in a daye. misseth her sometimes a weeke. often troubled w^th it at the full of the ☾. was borne 1581. 19 yeres sinc last allhalloudaye the first of Novemb^r \about 3 a clock in the morninge./ falleth backward alwys {sic} when it cometh. came her selfe w^th her fath^r to me this 14 of march die ♀ h. 12. 30. 1600 hath bene troubled w^th it this 7 or 8 yeres. stretcheth out at lenght her armes fingers & legs¹²

RN Rich. Perry of Hanslop. Aug. 31. die ☉ h. 10. 30 ant m 1600 correptus in tēplo vbi fuerat pristino morbo. morbo Caduco.¹

RN Rich Perry nowe of hanslop. came to me Aug. Septemb i. die ☾ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1600  morbo caduco.

RN Rich. Risely of Willing 2 yeres old. the fortnight after Chr|E|sterday ☉ morning about 3 a clock morning troubled by fits. especially the 18 of Decēb. after noone it wull {sic} fall Downe & crye & tak hold of any thing. Richard Risely a very feare child & of a goodly cōplexion was borne 1597. the 10 of Aprill. die ☉ h. 3. ant m. 1597. came to me Decēb. 29 die ♀ – h. 9. 30. cū vxore et filiolo. borne at willing.

RN About {s} {sic} this tyme on of Hanslop \Throp/ came for a wench of 18 y for the falling sicknes w^ch tooke physick of docter Butler. Sept. sept {sic} 10 h {sic} hor 10. 25 ant m 1614.

but she went away because I was not at home./