Casebooks

RN Goody Blea for her g {sic} dūbe wenche Ian 27. ♀ hor 7. 15 ant m 1604.

sine consensu mater  filia muta.

RN Goody Blea for her child y^t is dombe Ian 31. ♂ hor 11 ant m 1604.

RN Alce Toms of Chichely 7 y the sonday month before christmas day about 10. a|p|m came to me Ap 14 ☾ h. 9 ant m 1617 /six yeres sinc was w^th me\¹

RN Winyfred Cooke of Brodwell 8. y. Iune 26. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1619 |hath had the tert & quat {sic} ague a yere since. {sic} a yere sinc|¹

RN Iane Curtes \of Stanwick/ nata Iune 15. ☾ h 7. 30 an p m 1616 cānot speake¹

RN Iane Curtes of Stanick 6 y old & could neaver speake but Dad or Dick on a sudden |child cā heare.|

RN will: Coxs of Steaphington 8. y. a fortnight sinc miklemas ☿ 7|8| y Dūbe came to me march 15 ☉ {sic}. 1. 30 p m 1630

RN Ihone Blea the Daught^r of Thomas Blea the younger. nata. 1594 the 10 of Septemb. die ♂ at 4 a clock 15 m \in aurora./ post mediā noctē. quæ nata est et muta et surda.

Ihone Blea 1594 sept. 10. die martis at h. 4. m. 15 in auror.¹

Ihones Bleas nativit. die ♂. h. 4. 15.²

RN Ihone |Ione.| Blea nata 1594 Septemb. 10. die ♂ h. 4^ta m. 15. morning muta et surda. in Great Linford

RN quærit^r de Aloisia de causa morbi et an sit vitedis pater  filia novēber 15 ♂ h. 11 ant m 1608 /M^r Willoby did move the quest wheath^rit shall recover his speach\

RN M^r Iohn Davyes of London 8 y. march. 14 ☉ h. 3. 30 p m 1618 {sic} |the child could neaver speake| \child was brought to me/

RN Iane Curtis \of Chelson & Caucot/ is 7 y old vppō S^t Buttolphes eve a litle before sone setting will quake & trēble & cā speak I & no but litle els they feare y^t she hath an Impediment \in her/ mouth. \father/ came to me for her w^th this note may 3. ☾ h. 12. 30 a|p| m 1624

RN Rob Myls of Hanslop a yere & halfe old neaver thrived cānotspeake fatherles & motherles Ap. 4 ☿ h. 3 50 p m 1632.

shortwyded child p^rsent

RN A dūbe litle child of Leycester shere six yers old |mary french of litle powtlin 5 y full borne tuesday night before miklemas| Dūbe borne & is always gogling of the head & body still in action w^thout vnderstanding of her actions Iue {sic} 5 ♂ h. 7. 30 p m. 1632. |the child p^rsent| |h 8|9| p m the {s} {sic} tuesd night before miklemas 5 yers full|

RN Alce Rawlings nata 1593. August. 19 die ☉. h. 5 post m in Linford. this child betwixt 5 & 6. shee was very sick & the vse of her tounge taken away 1598.

RN Rich Wren \Ringe/ of Cranfild 4 y Ap 3 ☾ h. 2. 45 p m. 1620 /p^rsent\

Child^rmas day 4 y the 28 of Decēb about mydnight lame deafe dūbe borne

RN Agnys Lynnell of Dayntry 2 y & thre quaters {sic} nata Aug 16 at 2 in y^e morning {illeg}|t|hen was 2 y & better may 21 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1632

weake limbs cā not goe nor speake sinc it was bone {sic} hath the sences well¹

RN Francis Smyth of Browton \Ap 15/ 9 y Iuly 14|5| 15. ☾ h. 11. ant m 1633 /could neaver speak hath a sore itch & bleatch all over\

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

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Lyddy Pryour of Dunstable. 9. y Decēb 22. ☿ h. 1. 30 p m 1619

this child is strangly handled ever sinc it took her it rūneth into every te & when it cōmeth into her lips & throat then cānot speake but after it is gone sk\r/yketh. at others tymes lyfteth vp her bodye