Casebooks

The good lord y^t was borne at Bethlehem & was baptised in the flood Iorden, {illeg}|the| water was wild & wood, the Child was meeke & good so that he blest & still it stood so good lord stanche the blood

Ian 31. I went with my mā t|o|ver linford bridge & my mā the ice broke & my mās horse was plunged & him selfe & so I {retyred} & went in my bootes a foote. h 9 38 ant m 1608

digyes

Mr{e} {sic}

Mres Mansell killed a|n| yew Ewe that she thought had bene half rotten to eate him & he had 6 younge lābes in his belly. as big as pigs /1608.\

In Lowton there was an ewe y^t had a lābe whose nose was like a male warpe, & his eyes & eares in his throate. 1608

In Glocester sheere there was an ewe \ hog sowe y^t had/ y^t {sic} earned 9. d piggs \apes/. & anoth^r y^t yea{n}ed \had/ 9 dogs \puppyes.// 1608.

M^r Shaxton wente to London feb 17. ☿ h. 9 ant m 1608.

god be his good speede./

M^r Shaxton came frō london to my house feb 16 ♂ h. 5. 20 p m 1608

feb. 17 he was to goe to london to goe his iourney god be his good speede

about {illeg}|4| or 5 y since Agnys lea of Chicely h longe lame in her huckbone & cured w^th an oyntment. & after it

Richard Osmund of Turvy on frō the necke to the foote & left syde & that tyme healed w^th an oyntmēt.

A strong purge of Alhand. Empl: {Borinū} and lett bloud /

S^r Henry Longfild let blood feb. 18 { ♃} h. 9. 45 ant m 1{608} his ague ceased but was troubled w^th a convulsion {stomack} w^th tre{illeg} hickcockes.

Goodmā Smith y^t selleth y^e wood at Whadden miseth kindnes in words but yet will have his owne asking

will not be intreated to {bate} any thinge.

M^r Lea write a lett^r to in the behalf of M^r Mathew y^t I would come & see him & then tell Ione Coo wheath^r he will or dye in likelyhood but his letter was not sent me y^t daye

vide Ioane Martyne of Eversoyle Easter Mondaye last was twelfe moneth troubled in mynd & now well god be thancked / w^th letting of bloud this womā let blood h. 3 ant p m. swounded & was very sicke

M^r Gerenc wrote to Iohn Warren for rice feb 21. \☉/ when he sent henc the lett^r ☾ sep a but I receaved no rice nor lett^r. ☾ sep ab ☍ ☉ ap □ ♂

feb 28 ☉ I wrote to my broth^r Sandy & told him the faultꝭ of my rice aft^r as kind a maner as I could ☾ sep a △ ♃ ap □ ☉ p ☌ ♂.

Vide Ione Caucot a fortnight a fore last Miklemas. shee dyed a fortnight after in a dropsy mightely swelled vpward & downward nothing did her more good thē pesseryes of colloq Alhand {four} tyms on {illeg}

this pesseryes tooke voyded a dish of water at a tyme her drinke she made no vrine

Apr. 3. young Mres Pedder came to see me & to be acquainted w^th me h. 3. 40 p m 1608

Perrys husb of harshā brough me 2 chicken in the forenoone.

mres vuedale of this towne sent to me last night about xij of the clock being on poynt of death. & I sent M^r Gerenc who gave her a clyst^r Apr. 4. Monday. h 12 1608.

& shee mēded sodenly

a quarte of

Iuly 5. I went in the aft^r noone to see Breeses daughter. who was very sick vryne indiff.

Also cōmīg thorough woulv^rton meeting w^th my old lady lonfild I was intreated to see m|g|oody Shearmā & anoth^r womā. & also I was intreated to see Henry muns sone.

Iulij 12. h. 1. I came frō {illeg} to linford & made merry {w^th} my neighb: who brought {illeg} my wood this second ty{s}{illeg}

my Cosen Stocker & m^r Hayward. came frō my broth^r Sandy to {inteate} {sic} me to come to luton Iuly 18 h. 9. 40 ant m 1608 ☾ sep a □ ♃ ap ☍ ☿

I went not.

m^r Iames moved me in y^e behalfe of will & Ione Iuly 18 ☾ h. 5 p m 1608. /☾ sep a □ ♃ ap ☍ ☿.\

my Cosen Stocker & m^r Haywad went to luton frō my house Iuly 19.

m^r Stocker was sent the same day w^th a coach to bring me to Luton & Iwent {sic} the next morning very earlye./

The lady Savadg came to see me & M^r Lea & M^r lentyll would ha{ve} me some to Stant{on} & dyne w^th them bu{t} I in a maner mised {illeg} aft^r desyred thē to excus{e} ne {sic} & was vnwillig t{o} goe & went not Iuly 29. Friday h. 11. ant m 1608.