Casebooks

RW Ioane Parkinson of Pirton in Hartfordsheire. y. 20. d. ♂. h: 3. 30. p: m: Maij. 1^o. 1627. moopish this tweluemoneth, distracted of her witts: fell ill first vpon a beatinge by her dame: no sence or vnderstandinge at all, nor a word frō her can be gotten vnlesse they anger her, & then she bids a rat on them they trouble her. hath them well. eateth vnreasonably m^r Hamond wrote for her in her behalfe a lustie wench

RN The faukners wife to S^r Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheath^r it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula

RN old mes S {sic} white 5{1} \60/ young mes white \of Caucot/ 22. y. May 31. ♃ h. 4. 45 p m 1627

old Mres White for her rheme in her Hands & eys w^th an itching & a stuffing in her stomacke

RN a womā of Stonystratford for an Impost in her eare & crāpe in her eye & syde of her fa{ce} & dead palsye in her cheeke octob 30 ♂ h. 12. 20 ant m 1627

RN vseth to bleed mutch at nose & yest night he bleede a quart & so /also before y^t he swonded w^th it waterish blood.\ h. 12. 20 p m 1627 /novēb. 4. ☉ h. 12. 20 p {sic} 1627\ |head ach.|

RN The Lady Tyrrell of Thorneton. 56 y Ian 17|8| {sic} 18 ♃ h. 1. p m. 1627

craveth my Consayle for her rheme & cough teeth gone & wasted

RN Elis Duncōbe of Westing 16 y feb 2 15 ♃ h. 2. p m 1627 sick sinc weddensday on her head & right foote & cā not rest for it by strang fits tingling & ready to flee in peeces

RN Goody Knights child 9 y feb. 22. ♃ h 8 ant m. 1627 |falling sick a burning feaver|

witch feared by her mother

RN M^r Will: Booth sent a Letter to M^r Baphies at Stony stratford & at 2 months |after a weeke| end send|t| to me Ap 6 ♀ h. 7. 20 p m 1627

sent for pil spl. ʒij & something for his memory a medson to p^rserve the teeth frō rotting |yest 7|8| weekes|

RN Will: Lichfild of Lamport parsh {sic} 19 y May 31 ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1627 light headed & very wild & talketh mtch {sic} & c{ā}not sleepe 6 week{es}

RN Receaved a lett^r the lady Mytton Iuly 20 ♀ h. 6 30 p m 1627 hath casted 3 weekes. would have a playster for the spleene

sent her things agaynst next fryday.

Mres mytton \my Cosen magd myt{ton}/ sent Iuly 20 ♀ h: 7 40 p m 1627

hath casteth 3 weekes Craveth my Consell & also a playst for y^e spleene

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify y^t after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to M^r Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

RN Rich: Toms of Potters Perrye 6 5 63 y Sept 27. ♃ h 9. 20 ant m. 1627

sick a week. sept 2i ♀ now malig cast & goeth to stoole very nutch {sic}

And his first exceding hot & then cold¹

His wife sickned at the same tyme 50. new ague casteth & goeth to stoole but nothing so mutch as her hub|s|b. but casteth more

RN My Cosen \Thomas/ marshes wife of Darkes feb 2 15 ♃ h. 6 25 p m 1627 mtch {sic} melanch breae {sic} & imaginat troubled 12 monts {sic}

RN Thomas Kirke of Hackleton⸫ 60. y march 21. ☿ h 4. p m: 1627. cholick & stone costive.

RN Iohn Knight wept to me & vttered his nynd {sic} that he was troubled w^th ill thoughts May may {sic} 19. h {sic} hor 9. ant m 1627

RN Elis Craven of Ashwell 29|8|. y. {sic} 29 y. May 25 {sic} 25 ♀ h. 3. 20 p m. 1627 mopish & will speake litle would have a young mā & her frinds weare \agaynst it/ cryeth out y^t she is Dam̄ed & {illeg}|d|oth weepe continually |the mā p^rsent but she regardeth not him now|

RN Em Clarke of Calv^rton 3{illeg} {sic} \45 {y}/ Iune 11 ☾ h {4} p m 1627¹

Em Clarke \a widow/ of Calv^rton. 3. y. troubled in mynd & very wild & was kept bound in her bed but now hath bene set at liverty a yere cānot sleepe her mynd troubled w^th her children whom she cānot bring vp by reason of her povertye./

RN will: King of Newton longfild 15 weekes old last sonday at thre in the after noone his father came for him Aug 10 ♀ h. 10. 20 ant m 1627. raging & strugling fits & scoureth blood

RN M^r Robert Basket of Divelish: in Dorcet sheere 2 3|4| {sic} |24|. y. octob: 9. ♂ h. 3. 30 p m. 1627 |M^r of artꝭ|

satt was senet grew out of the way. but on sonday sonewhat {sic} outragious. /given to stilling & chimicall distill.\

his mother sent to her sister have my

sine consensu

very religious sober & studious¹