Casebooks

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 Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN Margery Clark a midwife of Stony stratford sick at hart y^t shee cannot speake can scarce travell her thighes & legs doe swell. 51. a thick white puddle wat^r. March. 19. die ☾ h. 4. 20. m. p. m. 1599.

RN Williā Miller Smithe of Brodwell mutch payne in his Chest & stomack vomiteth long ropes of fle{me} in 24 houres sinc Christmas. especially when he eateth meate. came to me this 5 of Ian die ♀ h. 12. 45|9|. 15{99}

SF Alls yates the flax woman behether Algat of 50 yers 1599 the 14 of Decemb ♀ an m’ at 9 Diz

SF Eliz. blake alias ashe m^rs osborns Nurse. of 52 yeres 1596 the 18 Decemb at 20 p 10 diz her self was p^rsent

RN Thomas Goodspeede of Grandborough. 52. sick ever sinc sunday night kepeth his bed. may the 11. die ♀ h. 11. 45. ant m. 1599. a Trauntor.

RN Thomas field a day labourer of Willing 52. y. Decēb^r 21. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 8. 50. ant m. 1599. ever sinc sunday keepeth his bed eateth nothing but drinketh

SF M^r Florry of 53 yers 1596 28 Dec’ ♂ An’ m’ at 7. Vtrū viuit aut moritr this questo was made by Reason’ of his seruant & kinsman/

RN frieswood Spencer of Hartwell for her disease May th 14 die ☾ h. 8. ant m. 1599. 58 yeres. never had any children. / yet twice maried. |her husb. a tayler.|

RN Alce farnell of Lowton 50 yeres. 1597. Aug. 17 die ☿.  morbo mittit servū. h. 11. ant merid. 10. 49.

SF fraunces rose alias wichham my washer of 50 yers 1596 the 8 may ♄ An’ m’ at 10 p 10 diz

SF helinor Santley of 55 years. in showe Lane 1597 the 22 of Decemb ♃ An’ m’ at 9 Diz – her self sent

SF M^r Lawrence the Apoticari of 52 yeares 1598 the 16 of Auguste ☿ An m’ at 8 Diz/

RN Ihone Nelson of Mowlsoe 52 yeres having taken a smay because her husband on a time beating her mead for denying of y^t w^c her husband knew to the contrary, shee bearing of the blowes when her husband strook her it fortuned w^thin a while after the servant Died & the mother of y^t ser child sayd shee would never live vntill shee had hanged him for killing of his {sic} Daughter sinc w^c time shee ever vomiteth blacke soote every day for this twelfmoneths. 14 yeres agoe. or therabout her servant beaten died. shee loseth of her beastꝭ & co kines fat & good on a sudden sinc yesterday shee yea & sometimes shee can make make {sic} no butter no phisicke will goe Downeward but vpward all & y^t as mutch w^thout phisick as w^th it. Novemb. 10 die ♀ h.       h {sic} 8. 30|5|. mi. ant m. 1598