Casebooks

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. ☾ h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed¹

RN Elisabeth Honour of Woulverton about 26 maried this 2 or 3 yeres. shee is lunatick & hath not the vse of her wits. about 3 a clock in the after noone 26 of Septemb. die ♂ they cam to my howse but I was not at home they came agayne about 9. 15 in moring {sic} w^th her consent

RN Rich: Cowly of Tinswicke 30 y Apr. 30 y a batch Apr ♂ h. 9 ant m 1605.¹

RN Elis Cowly of Chichely. 46 y. may. ☾ 20. ☾ h 10 20 ant m 1633. /was p^rsent\

mynd troubled w^th doubting & a fearfu{l} melanch & di{d} seeke to hurte her selfe

RN An Herick of Collintree: 16 y Iuly 31 ♀. h. 9. ant m. 1607

An Herick of Collingtree by Mylton hard by Gayston 16 y Iuly 31. ♀ h. 9 \10 30/ ant m. 1607. sine consensu¹

RN Elisab. honour of Woulverton septemb. 27. die ☿ hor. 9. 15 m ant m.. 1{illeg} 1598. I was then at hom{e} Lunatick.¹

RN Rich Straker of frinckford 21 y Apr 15. ♂ h. 6. 12. ant m. 1606.

lunatick mopish furious¹

RN Iohn Nichols of Kemolton a young mā mopish not well in his wyts may 10. ♀ h. 8. 15 p|a|nt m 1611. the parish would send him to me.

RN {I}ohn Whitaker of Newp 6{illeg} 70 y Iuly 24. ♀ h. 11. 20 ant m 16i8.

hed gyddye. mopish & senceles

knoweth not what he doeth.

RN Henry Far of WavendonIa 32 y Ian 24 ☉ h. 4. 40|5| ant m 1619. extreme ill in his hed knoweth not what he taketh {sic}.

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

RN Robert Muns of Maldene a yere & 3 quaters {sic} idle headed {f} squeaketh rageth & cānot sleepe & wrigeth the body. Iune 1. ♂ h 7. 20 ant m 1624

RN M^r Michal|e|ll Coales |30 y| /a batch\ of Bary\se/swell Barkeswell by Coventry may 25 ☿ h. 11. ant m 163i /long troubled w^th mopish & sottish melancholy\

RN Williā

Robart Ampts of Sundon 72 {sic} feb 22. /1544\ \came/ may 4 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m. 16i6

ill in his head ev^r sinc sonday last quite bereaved of his sences. & cā make no answere. & was nev^r so before. it seemeth y^t he sawe some ill thing.

Nicholas d{illeg}|D|ay the myster {sic} susp for a bad mā mayed {sic} he & his wife agree not no child his neighb susp him given to ill vices p^racheth every sonday.

RN Mres Eliz. Connyers now Barckley by mari\a/ge nata Ian 24. ♂ h. 9. 30 /10 2|3|0.\ p m 1598

Mres Eliz Connyers nata Ian 24 ♂ h. 10 30 p m 1598 /h. 9 p. m 1599|8|\¹

Mres Eliz. Comyers now Barkley by mariage Nata Ian 24 ♂ h. 9 p m 1598. mayed {sic} about 15. {illeg}|ae|leaven yers 2 children boath dead

RN Ione Sparke of Blund|h|am maried hath 5 child 40. y. Octob 6. ♄ hor 6 40. ant m. 1604. brought a bed 9 days sinc & was well. & now was ill & raveth & rageth & speaketh foundly & cā take no sleepe

RN Iohn Smyth. of willing 24. y. Iuly. 2. ☾ h. 10. 1632 |head light mad headed for love.| /sayth he is bewitched & they will p{ey}\

RN Elisabeth Honour of Woulverton septemb. 26. die ♂ h. 3 p m. 1598 shee is lunatick. at this tyme I was not at home.¹

RN Edward Bradford of lillingstone Lovell 56 y Decēb. 3. ♄ hor. 10. 52 y {sic} D ant m 1603 a maried mā a very mad mā tyed w^th chaynes speaketh foolishly & will not praye. spent his substance.

RN Edmund Dickings of Weston Vnderwood. 40 y novēb. 27. h {sic} hor 10. 26 ant m. 1630

light headed & frentick.