Casebooks

RN Thomas Dudly nowe 5 yeres old next miklemas natus erat Sept 15. die ☉ h 1. p m. hath his health well & eateth his meate. about harvest last began to have a rising in his throte ready to stop his wind & speach in always when he beginneth to sleepe then it hath held him sinc miklemas the last time it tooke him it bete him on friday last. going to sleepe. ready to skreame & skrike in the fit.

RN Lawrenc Whites wife of Caucot

Rich Williamson child fell sick the 11 of Iune die ☉ h. 4 post 5. p. m.

1598 h. 6. 15 post merid this Day 7 weekꝭ die ♂ of Newport

RN Thom Marsholl enquireth for his Daught^r martha a yere old who hath bene payned & troubled w^th a Dire cough & pined & cōsumed in her body mutch coveteth meate but can not Digest it. Aug. 10. die ♃ h. 9. 9. mi. of Newport.

RN Thomas Martyn of Litle Linford for Anthony Marten s {sic} his some {sic}. quærit quid sit cōmodū  tussi. valde enī laborat tussi: Aug 15: die ♂ h. 11. 32|3|. his wind is stopped w^th it. 1598.

RN Agnes Lawrenc 7 ye{res} old at Candlemas last troubled this twelfmonth of her ch{illeg}|e|st & hart cōplayneth cannot abid his {sic} stomack to be last shee pineth. her meate doth her litle good Sept. 20 {die} ☿. h. 9. 3|4|9. mi. for {ser}{illeg} also.

RN Mary Vuedall for her straining disease 6 yees {sic}. Sept. 30. die ♄. 7. 22. 3 quart^r of an yere every weeke. ever sinc christmas.

RN Will Blea for his startling scriking. frighting & cannot take any rest Novemb. 15 die ☿ h 10 30. m. 1598.

It tooke him. the 7 of novemb die ♂ in the morning a litle before daye.

cōplayneth as well as he can of his chest belly & throote.

RN Elisabeth Sandons the daught^r of Iohn Sandon ded & deted & moth^r. her vnkle came for her at Woulverton 9 yeres old amisse this fortnight they suppose it to have bene an ague. very sleepy & Drowsy. cōplayneth of her hed & belly. Novemb. 17. die ♀ h. 10. 15. mi. 1598.

RN Iohn Becham of 6 yeres old or 7. about wheate harvest or first lad{ye} this child is troubled w^th a Cough & hoping so sore y^t it forceth him to cast vp his meate. he hath a good stomack to eate & digest his meate but his cough fetcheth all vp againe from the bottome of his belly. pater  filio sine consensu. November 28 die ♂ h. 9. 1598.

RN Iohn Connyngham 7 yeres old satterday sennet after miklemas daye sick this 12 moneth. cōplayneth most of his hed & hath a weake stomack. was wonte to have white water leeke dregs of a tub. very thick of a pale & whitish Colour. a longe visage. Decēb. 4. h. 11. the child came hither.

RN Elisabeth Vans of haversham about 5. shee shaketh & falleth w^th it on of her left arme & her left syde of a feare ruddy cōplexion. eateth her meate. her water white & muddish. pater  filia. 10 of March 7. 45. 1599. die ♄.

RN Mihell Smith of Newport 8 yeres sick yesterday M 15. die ♃. h. 10. 1599.

RN Robart Kent of Walton 2 yeres old. on friday afore Christmas. about 11. 30. mi. consumed to nothing had a bunch vppon his thiges {sic} broken out & pined any face the best t of him. Ap. 9. die ☾. h. 10. 25|30|. mi 1599. cannot stande. nor goe very well. it doth cough. Katherine Parkins gave thē hard wordes.

RN Iohn Windmill of Yardly Gubbin a twelmoneth old & as mutch as candelmas the sunday after candlemas. came & brought her Child y^t was payned in the body & had divers fi strange fits. but before it tooke it had a fit of an ague before it. not v this beating & panting began on friday night w^th a quivering & shakings of the belly & armes Apr. 10. die ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1599 goeth had|r|d to grounde cryeth

RN Everard Ellys of Gothurst for a child of 3 yeres old taken a thursday betwixt 12. & 1. after noone skriketh & shooteth. Ap. 23. die ☾. ♄ {sic}. 8. ant m. 1599

RN Iohn Robinson of Astwood very sick this monethe of 6 yeres cōplayneth of his harte very white & pale & leane growen w^th it. Asc: may the 17 die ♃ h. 10. 30. ant m. 1599. mater  filio. sine consensu |Elisabeth Burgo a maide to bespeake it. 6 {sic} of 60. kept of almes.|

RN mary herne of Calverton 3. y. cōplayneth mutch of stomacke disquieteth|d| & very sick would vomit & cānot picketh nose & pulleth the lips & laboureth as it were for life. may the 18 die ♀ h. 7. 30 mi. ant m. 159 {sic}

RN Susan Bynion of 2 yeres old troubled w^th a straung ague & Drinketh sorely. and shaketh every daye. August. 21 die ♂ h. 9. 52. ant m 1599

RN Lawrenc White of coucot 3 weekes old on shrove Munday halfe an houre before sun set. Septemb. 6 die ♃ h. 10 15. a boy not a yeere olde he will not take any thinge

RN Belys wife for her child of 8 y. taken in the head. feareth lest bespok by Rid{es} wife because ever sinc{illeg} there falling out hath bene so evill handled a very good wat^r. Sept 18 die ♂ h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599