Casebooks

RN Mary Smyth of Gothurst 3|2|8. y. Sept: 16 ♃ h. 5. 20 p m. 1624

SRN Fayth Sage.

her Cowes now giue milk agayne her cheese is good & Beere works agayne yet her Cowes does not breed as heeretofore.

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 Margaret Emmerson 44 y Apr 27 ☾ h 4. 38 pm 1607. came for sheepe w^ch are crossed

RN Mres Marye Smyth of Gothurst. 26 y Sept 25 h {sic} hor 12. 1624

RN Anne Gale of Goldington 32 y octob. 22 h {sic} hor. 12 25 p. m. 1625.

vide Octob. 19.

hath had great losses in her horses. & lost thē & her beasts ill would know wheath^r beworded

RN {M}res {El}nor Aylet of Magdalen Laver in Essex 40 y |{he}r daughter Elnor Aylet {su}specteth witchery husb & Cattle {be}witched her husb dyed is now {m}ayed {sic}| The mother came w^th her daughter & sent me a great cake & another a fortnight before may 15. ☿ hor 7. 30 p m. 1633 |her husb dyed by witchery 12 y since|

SRN Fayth Sage of High Laver 50. y. Iuly 9. ☿ h. 10. 15. a. m. 1634.

SRN M^rs Eloner Aylet of Modlin Laver in Essex April 12. ♀ h. 9. 40. a. m. 1639.

RN Ihone Nelson of Mowlsoe 52 yeres having taken a smay because her husband on a time beating her mead for denying of y^t w^c her husband knew to the contrary, shee bearing of the blowes when her husband strook her it fortuned w^thin a while after the servant Died & the mother of y^t ser child sayd shee would never live vntill shee had hanged him for killing of his {sic} Daughter sinc w^c time shee ever vomiteth blacke soote every day for this twelfmoneths. 14 yeres agoe. or therabout her servant beaten died. shee loseth of her beastꝭ & co kines fat & good on a sudden sinc yesterday shee yea & sometimes shee can make make {sic} no butter no phisicke will goe Downeward but vpward all & y^t as mutch w^thout phisick as w^th it. Novemb. 10 die ♀ h.       h {sic} 8. 30|5|. mi. ant m. 1598

RN Alce Graye of Grendon 50 y Iune 21 ☿ h. 10. 12 ant m 1609

this womā hath bene troubled this 5 yeres w^th some bad bodye & cānot make chese but it will have bunches & it wilbe bytter & stronge of the Rūnet

Alce Cave of y^t towne 60 y who hath an Ill name./ & Doll Risinge. |her mother Margery Rising susp dead.|

cheese looketh & is well whiles it is 3 weekes old. afterward it waxeth bitter & is strong of the rūnet./ she lost 2 y. sinc 2. beasts fomyg.

RN Goody Morgā of lawndon Iuly. 25. ♃. h. 12. 45. p m 1611.

hath lost on of her best beasts to night & a steere 3 nights agoe & a fat hog.

RN Elis: Mūphord of Dunstable 60 y Iune 12. h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1613. |metuebat linguā pessim had cattle y^t died sodenly|

RN Goody Sheafeld of Clyfton by Stampford a womā great w^th child & a very honest womā 3{illeg}|8| y Iune 22 h {sic} hor. 12. 1619

fell out w^th a womā & doth feare her tongue y^t sayd she would be avenged hath had i6 pigs dyed

RN a widow named katherin Wad Maund of great Chesserton. Iu 60 y Iuly 31 {sic} h {sic} hor. 1. 30 p m 1629

susp y^t her beasts be killed by on goody Maddick

RN Goody Lane susp quod iumenta eius veneficū {sic} patiant^r by on of newp. G Hayword Ap 29 ♀ h. 8 ant m 1632

Goody Lane Ap 20 ♀

RN Mres \Eliner/ Aylet of Magdalen Laver. neere to Chippenanger. of Essex \40 y/ sept 21 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1633.

RN Goody foukes of newport 68 y march 27. ♀ h. 10 ant m 1607.¹

RN G {sic} Mres Hart of Bishophathfield 46 y sept 24 ☾ h. 3. 30. p. m. 1621.

RN Goody Scrivenour of yardly Gubbyn 65 y may 20. ☾ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1622.