Casebooks

RN Margaret Lawrenc 50 yeres old servant sent in y^t howse never well sinc y^t servante went he{illeg}|r| master did not leeke her well & therfore turned her away. suspected shee can seldome sleepe. fallen downe into her leg this Margaret sayd of her y^t shee was naught w^th on of her masters servantꝭ y^t was marid

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. ♀ h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled w^th fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 ♀ h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

SRN Elizabeth wotton his wife. very weake for the most part of a month not able to helpe her selfe. cannot sleep at all. flesh bated & pined away

RN Ione Carrington of Chaulton 80 y. Iuly 25 die ♀ h. 12 cannot sleepe & cougheth mutch

RN An Langret of Castle Throppe 17 y. maij 3 ♀ h. 1. 15 p m 1605.

very sleepy at her worke nev^r had her sicknes her husband indebted left his wife & 6 children.

RN Rebecca Shephea\r/d of great Brickhill 2 y may 8 ♂ h. 2. 15 p m 1632 sleepy & aguish.

RN Robart Fynwell of Stony stratford 25 y feb 16 ♀ h. 12. in m 1621

was sorely crossed in the ty y^t he mayed {sic} on monday last sinc very ill. troubled in mynd cānot sleepe dreameth of good

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Thomas Piggot of luton 72 y. very sicke longe sleepeth mutch a cough & mutch fleume. maij 18. ♂ hor 1. p m. 1602

RN Ellen Triploe of litle Paxon 48 y octob. 21. ♂ h. 3. 40 p m 1617

starteth & skryketh & sayth sometymes y^t she shalbe drowned & sometȳes burned w^th many idle speaches ill 4 days by fits. slept neaver a whit last night.

is distracted pulleth & snatcheth

vide Octob 11.

tooke greefe y^t her son did mary agaynst her will yet she gave her consent mutch agaȳst her will wished y^t she might see him buryed. husb. sine cōsensu

RN febr. 17. 16. about 6 at night grew first to be very melancholick & could not sleepe & took a feaver or feb. 16. h {sic} hor 6 p m. 1622

RN friswyth Constable of marsen w^th will Robyns. 22 y Iuly 6. h {sic} hor. 1. 30 p m 16i6. |in her backe crying & cā fynd no rest|

TG Thomas holle of housban{d} Crolly for sleepe.

RN Richard Carter. of Lillye 30 y in love Decēb: 6. ☿ h. 3. p. m. 1620 |sine consensu| /Widow Pydle is tempted y^t he cānot pray by fits well quaketh cānot sleep\

RN Mres Elis: Bosse of Berton 5. y. May 17 ☾. h. 3. p. m 1624 head ach a month sleepysh Dull heavy & breaketh out.

RN Mary Bawsell of Stoake goldin 2 y & a halfe pleth & well coloured may. 3 ♃ h. 1 p m 1632

Convulsions quivering & quaking & lay as on dead halfe an houre/. was p^rsent susp witch. apt to sleepe /skreameth\

RN Mres Dorothy Latymer. 25 y may 10 ♃ h. 4. 40 p m 1632 |An extreme cold over all her body cānot sleepe|

& my opinion touching his bewitched child by 2 witches/

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN George Rive of Caucot/ \{illeg}/ 60 yeres old quærit morbū 1597. Novemb. 21. die ☾. h post meid {sic} i^a {illeg}le insōnis est nō pet dormire, nec digere pet cibū et retinere.

RN Susanna margets of Risdon in the county of Northāpton mayed {sic} 2. y. 23. y. Iuly. 6. ☿ h. 7. p m. 1614 cānot sleepe is lame in her body & cānot styrre