Casebooks

RN I receaved a thanckfull letter from M^r Abdye the counseller Oct decēb. 20 ♂ hor 2 \3 30 {sic}/ |15| p m 1603. \h 3. 15 p m 1603./ And shewing of his weake brayne.

RN my lady Dormer for m^r Robart her some {sic} Iune 5 ♀ h. 8. 20 ant m. 1612 |a weaknes in his brayne|

RN Elizab. Him{e}merston of Benninghton 38 y Apr. 24. ☿ h. 6. 15 \7/ p m 16i6. |ill in her brayne./|

RN Thomas Burchmore of Hanslop. 16. y last candlemas day. in y^e morning early Iune 23 ☉. h. 3. 40 p m. 16i6 /in p^rsence./.\¹

RN Rich. Shermā Shorland of floure by {illeg} {sic} Hayford 26 y the 2 sonday in lent last betwixt 9 & eleaven in the morning his father came for him Ap 23. ☿. h. 1. 39 p m. 1617 /pater  filio sine consensu.\¹

RN Georg Norish of Steaphenidge in Hartford par{ish} 32 y octob 9. ♃ h. 5 p m 1617 /crazed his braynes for love to a wench\

RN M^r Carter mynister of daynton  fratre cerebro et sensibꝯ male affecto novēb 1 \first/ ☿ h. 5 p m. 1626 /godly affected\

RN M^r Thomas Pagrave 23. y. Iuly the monday before May day Ap 27. h. 7. 30 ant m 1607 but came to me Iuly 17 |16| h {sic} hor. 5. p m 163i /was p^rsent\ /brayne distempered.\

RN Alce lelā of Brixworth. 33 y septēb vj. h. 3. 30. p m husb sent to me agayne may 24 ♄ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1606.

hart hole but brayne distēp wits & sences gone

RW Iohn Coleman of Little Brickhill d. ♂ h: 10. ante m Martij. 14. 1620. hath not slept for 5 or 6 dayes: crazed in his brayne: troubled with melancholy

RN M^r Love y^t mayed {sic} M^r Vuedales daughter 34 y Aug 20 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m. 1625. |troubled w^th melanch ready to cause distract of brayne|

RN Iohn Quarell sent his water {m}|a| frentick & a distēperd fellow \30. y./ in his brayne may 25. ♂ h. 6. 30 ant m 1630

RN Ione Hooton of North Crowly 40 y Martij 26 h {sic} hor. 11 ant m 1603. |× × × × × /|¹

RN M^r Williā Hutchingson: 40. y: march. 28. ☿ h. 10. 25|0|. ant m. 1627. |vxor  marito a tale big mā. w^th yell hayre very mery & cheerfull by his owne nature & cōplexion taketh mutch tobacco pater  filio sine cōsensu/|

M^r Will: Hutchinson 40 y of Blūsā in Hutington {sic} sheere hard by Erith march 28. ☿ h. 10 30 ant m 1627.

a tale yell hayre very Ioviall & mery by his owne disposition very Kind & yet thrifty.

he was Chaplyn to B And |in| \his owne/ who bestowed on him a good sonage & p^rbend

M^r Hutchingson a p^rach a|&| a chaplyn to B Andros 40 y Iuly March 28 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1627. /brayne distempered extree {sic} proud of his gifts Iealous of his wife\¹

RN Thomas Langlye of Oxford 28. y. of {sic} Shrove mudaye {sic} \last/ neav^r mayed {sic}. a shipwrite a batch. Iuly 17. ♂. h. 7. 20 p m 1627 he was p^rsent cānot stay any where¹

RN Elisab: Parret of Potto{illeg}|r|. 34. y. Iune 4 ☾ h. 12 20 p m. 1632. |nata Ap 19. 1599|¹

RN Iohn Snow of Padbery 47 y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 1. p m. 1614. |a very godly man in his sences rageth & knoweth no mā. when he {sic}|¹

RN Iames Broūswell of Bedford a glover 36 y Iuly 2. ☾. h 9. 15. ant m 16i0

fell sick on fryday last cōplayneth of his hante {sic} rageth & is ill in his brayne/. vxor  marito sine consensu. hath a huske

RN Alce Emmerton of whaddon \50 y/ novēb. 13 ☿ 10. 45. ant m. 1611. troubled in mynd brayne lightish troubled w^th wynd & melancholy.

RN M^r Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the M^r Iermyn\

M^r Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corpꝯ chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.