Casebooks

RN Margaret mathew of Swelsoe a widow woman 50 y Decēb 20 ♃ hor 9. 2{illeg}|39|. ant m 1604.

her belly swelled vnto her navell very hard cōmeth vnto her in y^e maner of a stitche

RN Agnys lyne of lowten 13 y may 25 ♃ h. 7. 38 ant m 1609 had an Ague about 8 weekes & y^t being gone now is hoven & griped in her bellye./

RN Williā Ashon of Wicken 50 y. for a stitch in his right syde & above his huckle bone & a gryping & a swellinge in his belly leeke a winde cholicke feb first. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 30 p m 1600

RN Anna Gascoyne young M^res Blundels sister 24|6|. y. vnmaried. Ian. 14 die ☾ hor. 9. 15. ant m. 1600 in her left syde vnder her ribs w^th a swelling & a stitch arising & heavinge vnder her syde.

RN Elisabeth Emmerten 2i. sinc midsomer in Nash in Whaddon Parish. most cōplayneth of her hart stomack hed & the greeping of her hart Aprill. 2. die ☾ h. 12. 30. mi. |swelled in her brest w^th a feare a greefe|

RN Iohn Burton of Cosgrave for his disease a boy of 9 yeres old kept his bed ever sinc tuesday. voyded wormes payned in chest belly & hart a stitch vnd^r his right \side/ a very hie coloured youth w^th the vexation y^t was pale before. all swollen frō the face to the granes. made no water sinc thursday. at 25 of March. die ☉ h. 6: 8. p. m 1599

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken w^th a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth y^t the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. ☾ sep a □ ♄ ap ☌ ♂ y^t night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked w^th m^r Rob. Conye. feb 18. in y^e after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

M^res Iames mentioned M^r Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

RN Harry Mourby of \in/ Cosgrave field in furthoe parish. 60 yeres old. hath for this yere to cast vp the meate he always taketh his belly will swell sometimes as big as it can hold. gryped in belly & in backe. sept. 10. die ☾ h. 11. ant m. 1599.

RN Annys Grace of Pot Clayden 34. y. for a heaving in his bodye & a gryping at the harte. sept. 9 die ☉ h. 6. p m. 1599.

RN Mres Catesby of hardmead for her cough gryping in her belly swelling in her legs at night 70 y Ian. 5 ♂ h. 9. ant m 1612 {sic} /costive./\

RN Will Young of Illing beyond S^t yeedes 58 y novēb. 9 ♂ h. 3. p m 1619.

an aguish thick red water. / sick the thursd before S^t Nich his day. a twelfemonth something smyt him on the chest le{illeg}|n|ing {sic} \leaning/ agaynst a tree by w^th mutch gryping in his belly a swelling in his body sometymes hot & sometymes cold w^th a nūmnes in his legs y^t he cānot goe for it. loose body. cānot eate nor drinke by fits.

is vp every day more or les.

Is so swelled in his body y^t he cā scarce get his cleathes togeath^r by fits his legs

RN Deborah. Williams of old Stratford 11 y Iune 11. ♀ h. 8 15 ant m 1619 a great stitch \on the right syde/ & like a hard bunch w^ch fell downe a yere sinc after an ague. & groweth bigger & bigger downe to the belly. & belly hard so two yeres./

RN Tho Smith of o^r Towne 24 August 31: ☾ hor. 1. 15 p m. 160i

for a great cough & a gryping in his belly & very short wynded & swelled in his legs.

RN Octob 24. ☿ h. 8 ant m 1610

Goody Daunce of Castle Ashbye 40 y stitch vnder her left syde shoulder stomack swelled.

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. ☿ hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whitꝭ of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

Mres An Barber sept 28 ☿ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled w^th her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aft^r hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calfꝭ of her legs.

RN Cicely foster of hanslop 43 y may 20 ☾. h. 4. 39 ant m 1622 had no child this 20 y was swelled in her legs a quarter of a yere & now quite gone vpward & her belly is mutch swelled & her thigh & mutch gryped about her navell and casteth for this halfe yere y^t w^ch she taketh most cōmonly & keepeth her bed this fortnight desyreth but my prayers./

RN Williā Driver of Harington 44. y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 5. 30 p m 1631

a month sick

nutch {sic} swelled in his belly & cods & legs & gryped in his belly.

RN on of Woulverton for his Daughter 17 y Decēb 21. ♃ h. 3. p m 1620 a stitch on her syde fallen downe on her legs y^t she cānot goe. swelled & sore

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RN Williā Lovely of Newport 60. greeped & tormented at the harte ready to make him selfe away & of his brest: the 15 of Martij die ♃. h. 9 metuit venefic: 1599 hed & face swelleth.