Casebooks

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ☉ ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

GJ Goodwife Eusebyes Childe 3 yeere old for a scowring and vomiting will take no thing but drinke Octob 9 ♄ ho. 5. 45 p m.

GJ Willm̄ Foster of Lowton 40 y. March. 3 ♃ ho 11. 55 a m.

For a great cough and flegme w^ch he cannot well reare but sometymes a litle w^ch stincketh much

GJ m^r Anthony Chester of Chicheley 11 y. Maij 28 ♄ ho. 2. 40 p m. 1603. A Dry Cough.

GJ Willm̄ Harryson of Astwood Octob. 8. ♄ ho 11. 20 a m 1603.

A cough. Cannot sleepe

GJ Morgan Richardꝭ of Newnton brownsole 46 y. Aug. 12 ☉ ho. 11. 30 a m. 1604 Spittes and pisses bloud

GJ Iohn Hill of Littlington. 2 ye Ap: 16 ♀ ho. 6. p. m. ♃ he scoureth & vomiteth

GJ Iohn Stratton of Chicheley 8 y. Aug 18. ☿ ho. 9. a m. A great Coughe and short winded fetcheth his breath w^th a great noise

GJ Anne Stoakes of Ockley in Bedfordshere 50 y. Ian. 17 ☾ ho 1. 45 p m

a noyse in her head. Deafenes

GJ Ioane Andrew of Tingry 30 y may 21 ♂ ho. 12. 30 p. m. 1605

Her Childe 2 yeere old w^ch she suckles very faynt ever since Easter feares a Consumption

GJ Iohn Hopkyns of great Brickhill 52 y. Febr. 17 ♃ ho 11 15 a m 1603 A payne in his necke And head pricking makes him vomitt

GJ Mary Gilbert of Broughton 23 y maried 3 y. never had Children May 9. ☾ ho 8 a m. 1603

She lay speechles 24 houres |last week| very weake keepes her bed a thicke high coloured water Her belly swelled thinkes her self to be w^th Child

GJ Agnes Purryer of Cranfield 15 y. Octob. 17 ☾ ho. 3. 30 p. m. 1603

One walter Hooton m^r Androwes man of Lathbury beaten her that she is sore over her whole body. very faynt & ready many times to swound digestꝭ nothing. He put a hempen halter about her shoulder. /

GJ Isabell Newman of Ashton 32 y. Decemb. 20 ☾ ho. 1. 40 p.m.

shortwinded a payne at her hart Cannot endure to go. very ill after she hath eaten any thing a meaden

GJ Iohn Shepheard of Paulus perry 50 y. March 10 ♄ ho. 8. 15 a m. 1604 Great payne in his leggꝭ all winter sometymes swelling and blistering

GJ Thomas Huggins of Stoake golding 44 y. Iune 20 ☾ ho. 11. 45 a. m 1614 Hath had an ague ever since Easter Now hath a great cough and stitche cannot reare the flegme.

Stitche on his left syde.

GJ Iohn Cooke of Shendy|l|y 60 y Septemb: 22 ☾ ho. 10. 30 a m An ache in his right knee w^th pricking & shooting. desyres to be let bloud

GJ Grace Meade of Bote Cla{idon} 40 y. Maij 31 ♂ ho 12. 50 p. m. 1608

Swelled in all her body very hott & thirsty