Casebooks

RN I recaved {sic} a lett frō m^r {sic} \the lady/ marg {sic} \magdalen/ & the lady Alce Egerton & m^res may {sic} Quick y^t the lady margaret {sic} had a rising vp into her face but was taken downe w^th pils clyster pils & a pig appl to her feete & a playster. It tooke her the 15 of Decēb being on sonday I receaved there letters Decēb 20 ♃ h. 5. 50 p m 1632

The Contes would debar her of her sups w^ch would be greevous vnto her

the Countes |of| \Bridgwater/ would debar her of her sup. & would know wheather the leaches

RN Susan Blundle {illeg} 1597 was grevously handled w^th a disease w^ch taketh her every saterday since it began to take her w^c was not vntill this yeare 1597 & towards the latter end of Ian. shee was greeved therw^th on feb. the 12 of feb{r} betwixt on & two in the mor:¹ shee is as on dead & sowneth 2 or 3 times togeath^r. or a litle after midnight betwixt 12. & on. it tooke her cōmonly in her sleepe./

RN f{r}{a}n{ci}{s} Evington 19. Iune 16 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1604

Elis. Evington. at the same tyme

RN Elis. Lawrence of luton 14: y 15 \17/ y Ap 14 h {sic} hor. 7. 20 ant m. 1621

RN Will. Grene venit ad me quærens morbū 1597 Martij 8. die ♂ h. 12. 30 m. after noone he had a sore legg wounded & broken w^th a coggle. his principall disease his leg is swollen & ranckled.

RN Will Gr: the 1597 the 8 of March at 12 & 30 m. post merid.

Will. G. 1597. the 8 of March. die ♂. at 12. 30 mi. post merid:

Will. G.  morb. 1597. Martij 8^o die ♂ h. 12. 30. temp. merid:

RN was first strangly taken feb 28. ♂ h. 9. p m 1632.

fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye

feb 28 ♂ h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

RN Michael Lambart suddenly taken w^th \a/ swounding fit \being at plow/ ☿ h. 1. p m. 1632.

& hath kept his bed ever sinc head & all his body legs stiffe as a stake |morbus Caducus|

RN Ione freeman of Newp v 17 y. very sicke. sore at the hart & hath a thing arising in her throat ready to stop her winde & was almost dead last night & cryeth & taketh & sayth shee shall dye may the 15. die ♂ h. 11. 12. m. ant m. 1599. & of her thighes. every where a pricking of her {hart}

RN An Malins 17 yeares old quærit causa morbi et remediu. 1598 Apr. 28. die ♀ h. 9^a. ant merd {sic} nata fuit 1581. novemb. 11. die h {sic} at break of day every moone a breaking out in y^e face. a peane in her head & hart every where /

RN Ione Norman of Shenly of 15 yeres. maij 3. die ♃ h. 2. p m. 1599. mutch hath a great stitch in her left syde & bleedeth at the nose. sick a weeke. cannot tary vp. had a sick night./

RN W. V. 1598 Ap. 23 die ☉. h. 8. 15. for an itch in his legs body & breaking out in his neck & legs.

RW Lydda Carter of Cheshā y. 19. d. ♄ h. 9. 45. ant: m: Martij. 18. 1620. a great swellinge in her breast & in her throate. very extreame ill & keepeth her bed & hath done so a weeke.

RN {Mres} {illeg} {An} {A}rpe 16 y old. octob 4^th ☉ in y^e morning. h. 9. ant m. 1607. /{he}d aketh & a noyse {in} her hea ears\ /somewhat deafe in boath eares of long continuance\

RN Quærit^r de causa morboū {sic} heroine Dnæ magdalenæ \Bridgwater Edgerton/ 15 y Sept 9 ☉ hora 8. 25 ant m. 1632. /eys darke\¹

|In novilunio & first quarter./| \melancholick ill/ 6 y troubled hath had Issues in her neck two {illeg}|A|nd 2 in her arms & two nowe in boath feete hath bene let blood {illeg}|b|oath arme & feete 3 or 4 tyms. It came after the smale pox. a full pletherick body |hath had purges pils dyet drinks & An Angle frō king Iams & also this king /her face swelleth a litle w^thin these 2 months her swelling\| |neaver had her terms| |hath bene let blood twice in her armes & twice in her feete & twice in her hands & leaches at her lips & thighs & fundament|

It is of ☉ in ♍ 26. 45. in tripl ♂ et ter ♂ et fac ☿²

RN Susan Blundell toke her fit by some foolish vision & sight at what time she laughed & sawe Goody Greene & goody Nichols flinging of trenchers & when it tooke her as they say shee cryed out vppon Goody Barnwell. the 13 of Novemb. die ♄. h noctis circ 12 1596.

Susan Blundell

RN Iohn Hoppers moth^r sent for her sonne sine filij consensu die Ian. 9. die ☿ h. 8. ant m. 1600 frō his left syde cōmeth to his harte & mutch payned in his heade.

RN Marg Cowly of {this} towne Sept 16 ♂ {h. 8} 30 ant m 1623

Marg: Cowly of this towne 19 y sept 16. ♂ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1623.

Marg Cowly 18 y sept 16 ♂ h. 8. 30 ant m 1623.

RN Ralfe Vines is troubled w^th a gydines in his head y^t & clappeth over his eyes. & maketh him not to knowe what & {sic} maketh him very Drowsy a youth 13 yeres old at miklemas next. enquireth a remedy & of what it is caused Sept. 1{5}|6| die ♄. horr 9. ant m. 1598.