Casebooks

RN George Shurdley of haversham 25 yeres old fell sick vppon friday night. v at 8 at night but afterwards grue sicke that night sent to me this i of Octob. 1. die ☉ h. 7. 39. m. ant m. of a high colour & complexion his moth^r feareth a plurisie he is extreeme sicke. 1598. in all his body sick & lims extreeme hot & yet not Drye

RN Katherine Giles of Hanslop. a widowe 60 yeres troubled w^th a hot winde in her belly troubled w^th a greate laske. almost this 12 moneth. cane {sic} to me this 20 of March die ♂ h. 2. 30. p m 1599.

RN Iohn fleete of Singleborowe ab 54. for his speach & the hoarsnes therof. when he is thorowe hot. his spittle hot & salt & sower. some times in his Chest & hed & minde w^th crosses. Apr. 21 die ♄ h. 1. 30. p m. p m. {sic} 1599. w^th losse of frends & breakes of covenantꝭ w^th his wifes frinds greeve not.

RN Will Hull of Newpo{rt} 18. hath sore eyes w^ch rim w^th hot scalding water. came to me at 6 may the 11. die ♀ h. 6. 49. p m. 1599

RN Gyllion Kins of fæny stratford. 56. sick ever since thursday was fortnight cōplayneth of all tes but specially of her hart & of heate

RN Frauncis Marshall of Newport very strangly can scarce speake, only maketh signes for water to coole her her mouth is furred white w^th extreeme heate taketh her Drinke by a quill. first bound but y^t I gave her vnbound her nowe in a laske & extreeme hot & drye Decēb. 12. die ♂ h. 9. 30. mi ant m 1598. troubled in her sleepe.

s {sic} husband  vxore sine cōsensu

RN Marten Purrier. 18 yeres at Astwood troubled in his chest legs swell every yere at winter. a redy faced youth. Marche 3. die ♄. h. 5. 45 50. \p mer/. 1599 breaketh out in his face w^th a great heate. water very good

RN Alce Richardson of 15 yeres for a swelling vnder her throte & the side of her cheeke Martij 9 her nose very sore & her hed & stomack hot. Martij 9. die ♀ h. 9. 48 1599. in her owne son a p^rty bloody coloured wench

RN M^res Godstowe  morbo. March. 13. a very good water. troubled w^th exceeding heate. about he {sic} stomack & hart & cannot take any rest. Martij 13. die ♂ h. 12. 1599. veret^r \metuit/ venef. sore pluckt & pulled. Russ{e}

RN King of haversham for his wife Agnes y^t was brought a bed 7 weekes agoe. in her back syde & belli loynes & hucbones hath no stomacke. hot & boumd {sic} for a weeke. May the 9. die ☿ h. 5. 20 p m. 1599.

RN Elisabeth Clarke 30 yeres vnmaried ever sinc Christmas hed backe chest a few on satterday on sunday had not her Courses currantly sinc Christ. sick at hart hoven in her chest. shoulders & hed. casteth black geare leek browne black paper leeke rags y^t is her flowers arising. Apr. 3 die ♂ h. 9. 15. 1599. cannot rest in her bed hath a wonderfull red colour & is hot.

RN Arthur Smithe of Woulverton. 36. payned in the bodye nowe & lims & knees. & hath a great hote stomack and mutch bounde. arms this 7 yeres & hath spent mutch monye. faynt & feeble. maij 1. die ♂ h. 9. {illeg}|3|0. ant m. 1599.

RN Andrew Knighte of Newport 36. for the winde cholicke this moneth. & stone red sand & changeth it into blood as big as a {fe}tch somewhat yellowe. forced to \purge/ fleme yellowe Chollour in great abundanc right syde of the reanes of his back & so rūneth to the bottome of his belly. vrine hot & cōplexion w^thout the fit. Novemb. 8. die ☿ h. 3. 2. 52. m. p m. 1598. extreeme payne in side & backe.