Casebooks

RN Will Athew of Easton Mawdyt about 15 or 16 {y} ant m {sic} 1617 may 31. h {sic} hor 12 30 p m 1617. light headed a weeke & doth laugh & was in p^rsenc.

RN M^r Theophilus Smyth 23 y may 4 ♀ h. 10. 30 ant m 1632. |of of {sic} weeden beck his sonne|

his sone given now sinc he left physick to overmutch talking to himselfe & to mutch laughing.

yet sent for a litle Child of his neighbers Th Allen

RN Williā Thorpe his child of Blūnā a yere 2 yeres old thre the next thre weekꝭ before whitsūtyde {illeg}|O|n sonday halfe an houre. before son rising marti 18 ♀ h. 12. 1608 quærit pater  filio sine s {sic} cōsensu. pyneth will laugh & then ill ready to dye /

RN Henry Tomson of lowton. 25 y {T} Septemb. 2 ☾. h. 12. 1611.

mopish & foolish almost every day alike. & will laugh at his owne folly.

RN An Walker of litle Woulford 26 y. A {sic} a mayden Aug 20 ♂ h. 9. ant m. 1622 she was p^rsent¹

RN on M^r Silvester cane {sic} to ne {sic} for on mes Silvester Katherin Shatbolt of warrick shere y^t |y^t| laugheth & weepeth & is mopish for y^e space of 4 y or there about to vndertake her vppō the motion of on M^r Pritchad a p^racher of Ol|c|ly wh{ere} D smyth did Dwell octob 18 ☿ h. 3 30 p m 1626.

RN Mary Morgā of Gothurst 26 y octob 26 ♃ 9. 30 ant m 1626.¹

RN M^r Cockmā \of Welling Woullyson/ octob 36 {sic} ♀ h. 2 p m. 1632 |will take no clyster but willing to take| |will laugh & be mery. talketh mutch a Cough a cold.|

RN Iohn: Ihounson. of this {towne} 28. y. may. 17. ♂ h. 4 20 a|p| m 1625.

he laughed rage & spake of a wench called Bun{illeg} \Eliz: Bungie Burnabee./ that he would have & spake extragavants¹

RN Mary Bridges of Wicken 15 y. full of aches in her lims & bones & cannot abyde any to touch her is caried to bed. bye her other sister Iude Bridges lyeth as on in a traunce & will laugh at them. febr. 29 die ♀ ♄ {sic} 9. 30 y. {sic} ant m. 1600.

RN Sara Poling of North Crowlye 40 y may 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. \12 50/ p m 1610 /sine consensu.\ |calleth vppon god|¹

RN {illeg}|O|n of Wickam for his wife who is senceles & foolish first mopish & despairing & nowe is {sic} doth laugh & singe & knoweth not what febr 12 ☾ h 7. 16 p m 16i0. sine cōsensu.

Elisab. Trippe 26 y 9 y maryed. 2 childrē of Wickam. youngest a year old.

RN Eliz: West of Hiempferyes 38 y novēb. 4 ☾ h. 1. p m 16i6 /sine consensu.\ |taken w^th a dead palsy. light headen.| |convulsions eyther laugfest or weepeth in her good senc speach taken away|¹

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.

RN Mres Crescet of Edmunton 24 21. ☾ h. 5: p m. 1632 /doth laught in her feetes\ /epileps. matricis\ /sencles\

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RN Ione Dickings of Stocke golding 20 y Iune 22 ☾ h. 8. 50 ant m 1607. frigted or haunted w^th some ill sprite mopish wōt to Drowne her selfe |suspecteth on lanckford min onc curat of b|w|oulv^rton. nev^r well since he was there.|

deus eius nostri miserat^r. in p^rsenc mopish sottish laugheth looketh well.

RN Mres Hester Conquest. \of Howton Conquest./ 21 y may 25 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1622. \a convulsive palsy at y^e right syde cānot speake but laugh or weeke {sic}/

Mres Hester Conquest may 2{illeg}|5|. h {sic} hor 1. 20 p m 1622¹