Casebooks

RN Goody Cowly of our towne same tyme.

Goody Cowly a deadly payne in the hynder te of her head y^t shee cānot rest for it rūneth into her backe. & chill & cold. chest hard gyrded. Apr 2|3|0 y {sic} {illeg} Apr. ♂ h. 7. ant m 1605.

GJ Iohn Gunthroppe of wolverton April. 11. ☾ ho. 9. 15 a m 1603. Mightily stuffed in his Chest w^th flegme

RN Edward Walduck craveth my helpe helpe {sic} further for his the ase ease of his belly & chest of w^c he still cōplayneth although he have found some ease by the purgat I gave him w^ch gave 10 stoles or thereabout god be thancked for it. Aug. 4 die ♀ h. 11. 46|9|: mi

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 was taken 24. Sept ♃ h. 9. ant m. 1618. about the left syde somewhat vnder the chest like an ach. mutch payning him

RN Mary Nichols of Newport of 26 y. die {sic} Aug. 10. h. 10. 6. m. ant m enquireth what is good to take away the an arising in the l out of the chest ready to stop her throote.

RN Agnes Gery of Ol{ny} 27 last miklemas vnmaried. came her selfe the 3 of Ian. die {☿} h. 10. 5. 1599. /short winded heavy, bad head hart. hoven in her chest\

RN Cicely Cripple of newport of {26} {sic} 26. vnmaried. looketh w^th a yellowish & {gren}ish colour very ill coloured ever sinc Easter. at her harte & back no meate will tarye w^th her. Chest May the 14 die ☾ h 9 30|45| mi p m {sic}. 1599 in pria sona

RN Goody Mariot of litle Linford 45 yeres for her chest & vpward tꝭ shee hath vomited vp blood in great abundance & this very day agayne vomited vp more blood & oth^r filty matter gere fleune {sic} thick. Sept. 8 die ♀ h. 8. |7. /11\| mi. 1598. 7. 10.

RN Margaret Archer of Calverton’ 34 yeres quærit remediū 7 of novemb die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 9. 6. mi. 1598 shee hath her bene maried this 20 yere nev^r had child shee hath them every three weekes but after thick of hearing stopt in the chest meate hath not his passage Downe a cold body & stomacke.

RN francis Chaplin of Hardmead 5 y. Ap. 23. ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m 1617 |hed & belly \hed back chest/ cā take no rest hath a cough|

RN Mary R Vattison a widowe 60 yeres old. mittit  consilio et  morbi remedio. / Iulij 19 th die ☿. h. 9. 12. m. /short winded & puffed vp in her cheste/\

RN Williā Arch{b}|p|ole 40 yeres maried. at Newp: Goodmā Gardners some {sic} in lawe Aug: 14. die ☾ h. 7. 49. m ant. m. he complayneth of a stitch & a drye coughe. back & chest.¹

RN Ralphe Peache of Milton 34. y. for a payne & a gryping about the chest septemb. 29 die ♄. h. 9. 16. m. ant m. 1599

RN It begā on sunday last was senet in y^e morning rising vp into her breast causing her to raspe wynd very mutch & swou{ndeth} w^th her it. feb. 2. ☉ h. 7. ant m 1617.

RN Hugh Tomson  filio williā qui graviter ægrotat who he supposeth to be taken or planet stroken because he is so sorely handled w^th it in his chest & syde and & {sic} cannot to ground & \nor/ make water. he could not sleepe all this last night. Novēber. the 9 die ♃ h. 6 9 ant m. 1598.

RN Edward Newall hath a great paine in his chest & camot {sic} digest his meate but it cōmeth vp againe. cannot take his sustenanc sometimes hard & sometimes loose. about a may 7. die ☾ h. 11. 1599 faynt & feeble. treateth winde

RN Mathewe Windmill 30 yeres of age sick this two yeres in liver & milt & hart well by day working but ill always every night lieth hevy hevy {sic} in his chest y^t he cannot sleepe nor tak his rest agaynst weath^r and when he eateth flesh & porrage it heaveth vp his chest. vp from his chest to his harte. it lieth in his the pit of his stomack as if his hart & milte were broken as he him selfe thincketh it payneth him intolerable very cold never better thē when he is working cōplyneth most of chest & harte Novemb. 12 die ☉ at h. 7. 50. mi. 1598. at the first cōming he had a flushing in his hed w^t a gydines but never since

RN Edward Phylip of Eaton a widower 60 y. Iune 7 die ♄ h. 9. 55. ant m. 1600. chest stuffed. throat soare cānot sleepe a great cough.

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.