Casebooks

RN Elisabeth Rigot 18 y. servant to Cowly the Butcher sick this fortnight cōplayneth most of her hed keepeth her bed ever sinc satterday her master sent w^thout her privity the 27 of feb. die ♂ h. 8. 20 1599.

RN Robart Parnell of Olny 26 maried greefe about his harts {sic} feb 16 die ♄ hor 12 11. 45. m. ant m. 1600 a schoolemast^r came for him a butcher

RN Thomas Barret of stony stratford servant to Iohn Smith of haversham tayler {vousued} to nothing extreeme weake cannot stirre out of his bed. the 28 of Decēb. die ♃. h 9. 30. m. ant m. 1598 pater  filio.

RN Robart Linford of I {sic} S^t Iones in Bedford. v^rbi divini p^rco. 60 yeres quā invalidus. p{u}la paralisi mortua laborat. septemb 28. die ♀. h. 12. 15 p {sic}. 1599.

Chambers son of St Maries in bedford

RN Margaret Lawrenc 50 yeres old servant sent in y^t howse never well sinc y^t servante went he{illeg}|r| master did not leeke her well & therfore turned her away. suspected shee can seldome sleepe. fallen downe into her leg this Margaret sayd of her y^t shee was naught w^th on of her masters servantꝭ y^t was marid

RN Mary Pen of Stony stratford her brother came for her sent by the minister of the towne the 23 of August die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 6 30 ant m. 1599.

RN on of Northcrowly was before the commissary cited to purg him selfe on his oathe that he was not the father as he was chardged by the corrupt virgine but yet could not greatly denye but that he had bene wanton with her. Ian. 24 die ♃ hor. 3 p m. 1600. nos inquirimus ex nobis an sit verus pater et vitiavit nūqud {sic} magist^r.

hath some 9 or 12 days at the vtmost to be delivered.

RN Thomas Darby of Woulverton servant to Will Sandye|on| of 17|8| yeres enquireth for his ser disease. his master enquireth for him w^th out his consent Aug. 26 die ♄ h. 10. 30 mi {sic} he is very sick 11. 15.

RN {illeg}ds \Edward/ Mash y^t was betrothed came downe to me w^th Ashburne y^t was betrothed to {illeg}|A|lce Scābler. quare veniunt quæro. et qualis is et vxor eius futura. et quale cōiugiū futurū. Septemb. 1. die ♀ h. 6. 54. mi. ant m.

RN Iohn Orrish about a & {sic} hundred yeres old a poer Carpenter of Woulson he hath never sinc friday evening ma{illeg} made water. being the fir{st} of Septemb. at 9. nowe seeketh a remedy this 5 of Sept the Daught^r for the fath^r but w^th hi{s} consent. he is nowe sw{ol}len & casteth vp his mea{te} & drink. he cannot pisse 1598. 8. 15. ant m die ♂ h. 8. 15. Sept. 5

RN Mres vuedales meade sickly hath not her courses. supposed \by M^r Vuedale/ to be w^th child w^th & by her {L} \{Kinsmā}/ that last was question made. Novemb. 12 die ☉ h. 8. 15. 1598.

RN vrsula Thorpe of Stony stratford keepeth the bull. hipwell vnkle vnto Thorpe 32 yeres old sick ever sinc mikelmas goeth abroade. Dece {sic} sent by M^r Oliv^r Barker. for his wife sister is her moth^r in frendship & kindred Doubteth wheath^r shee be bewitched & hath a canker in her tongue & tented shee hath an ill stomacke & spitteth putrifyed bloode. Decēb^r. 2i. die ♃. h. 9. 15. ant m. 1598.

RN M^res Howe of Calverton Aug. 23. die ♃ h. 5 p m 1599. maritꝯ  vxore. cū consensu.

RN M^r Engolsby of Lemborough of the parish of buckingam for his child Frauncis Engolsby 20 weekes old refuseth his Nurces breast maketh great moane & hath bene very sick this two days. sent to me this 19 of Ianuary. die ♄ ♄ {sic} 7. 30 ant m. 1600 /a vehement cough. & draweth his wind very short\

RN M^r Brough for a gentlemā a frind of his an {sic} a guest who is troubled w^th the heate of the liver ascendeth vp to his head & throote every night & into his legs as it were a dropsye & voydeth more vpward then downward taken mutch w^th a cold Crampe that he cannot styrre febr. 26 die ♂ ♄ {sic} 10. 30. ant m. 1600 & for Goody Barnes a baker of stony stratford

RN at this time came on for fath^r & sonne & an {sic} old {illeg} old Barret for his sonne Thomas Barret who is servant to Iohn Smithe who hath bene sick ever sinc St Hugs Day.

RN Rich Kerby Miller of Newport 60 \56/ yeres old. long & grevously sick {filiu}s  patre \{servus}  Domino/ cū euꝯ {sic} consensu it hath held this 4 yeres by fits but this quarter of this yere held him sorely & keepeth home some days his bed in his fit & then abroad. a payne in his hart w^th a sighing black coloured very fat of his face but w^th this sicknes shrunk in his bodye & legs. M^r yarrow for him novemb. {sic} 1 Decēb. die ♀ h. 10. 15. 1598¹

RN Thomas Marchell of Newport 34 yeres old. (Frauncis Marchell of Newport \24. yeres old./ very sicke ever sinc tuesday night at 8 & 30 mi p m. tooke her sicknes nowe & then vp but cannot stay vp. Decemb. 1 die ♀ h. 4 45. 1598. cū consensu serva  domina.

RN Frauncis Engolsby of Lenborowe. {illeg}|a|bout i0. sick this 5 weekes weddensday or thursday next keepeth his bed ever sinc almost & could nev^r goe fath^r sent his water by his master. Aprill 7. die ♄. h. 5. 45. m p m. 1599 cannot take his wind lyeth on his left syde but cannoot {sic} on his right syde.

RN Thomas Eling of Newport for his wife Elisabeth for Eling a baker. 29. y. 5 weeks sicke had no child not this 3 yeres. keepeth her bed. Septemb. 7 die ♀ h. 8. 12. mi. ant m. 1599.