Casebooks

RN M^r Bedford of Hayford hard by m^r lane came w^th his 2 sons & w^th the mopish scholer met me & went to m^r By\r/rd Octob 15. h. 12. 1607 /very mopish\

RN Henry fish^r of Eastcot a serving mā to my lord Harrington 40 y febr 28 ♃ hor. 9. ant m 1605. crased in braine put out of service by his Mres for the love of a mayd.¹

he sent only to knowe when he should fynd me at home y^t he might come over vnto me./

RN Willia Hatch of Stapleford 60 y. Iune 29 die ☾ hor. 6 ant m 160i |hard by Luton.|

my broth^r Sandy at this tyme troubled w^th a losenes would knowe wheath^r it be good to stop it or noe. & wheath^r will: hatch b wyll dye of this Disease.

RN M^r Pigget of lathbury for him selfe & his broth^r.

M^r George of Bechapton

prior habet hemeroydes. alt^r vniu^rsalē debilitate corp. me{illeg}|{tu}|s venef. Ian. 5 die ☾ h. 8. 4|5|4. ant m. 1600 {sic} hor. 9. {illeg}|h|or. 9. 30. ant m.

RN Henry Savadg of Wootton 25 y. Ap 7 die ♂ hor. 1. p m. 160i

for his ægylops

RN Iohn Ellet of Potters Perry. 30. y. August 14 ☉ h. 3. 15. p m 1608 serv. to M^r Chrystopher Clarke /Iohn Abbot very sick his man\

RN Brydget Charnock 14 y march 10 ☾ h 3. 30 p m 1606. \hedach melancholy fits/

Rich. Charnock 14 y marh {sic} 10 ☾ h. 3. 30 p m 1606.

Old M^r Charnock him selfe.

itch hed ache sorow & greefe.

RN Richard Foster of Dunsainger 48 yeres. Ian. 8 die ♂ h 11. ant m. 1600. it rūneth leeke a bloode vp into his ioyntꝭ into his armes & belly w^th a pricking & into his head & then his eyes runne & in the raines of his backe & out of his yarde matter white rūneth. the rūning of the reanes.

RN Chrystopher Woodfild lying long sicke wrote \sente/ vnto me to come to him martij 31. ♃ hor. 1. {p}|15| p m 1603. troubled w^th a shortnes of wynd ready to stop his wynd an aso{illeg}|m|a. hed gydye a burning in his body desyrous to have his neighbours forgive him as making no oth^r reckning then of death.

RN Hufrey Eb{urne} 6 y for a swelling in his face & breaking out a {londi^r} w^th R. Gr{eene} of Asply feb. 23 die ☾ hor 11. 15. p|a|nt m. 160i & a heate in on syde of his heade & eyes red & sore & watrish w^th a swelling

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete w^th a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon S^t Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die ♄ hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aft^r noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

he was blasted in a garden.¹

RN Iohn Holman of Newport 34. y. Iuly 13 die ☾ hor 6. ant m 160i¹

RN Goodman \Edward/ Banes of Newport 52. for a payne & ache in his knees & to his back & so to his head & the flesh about the knees is cōsumed. hot ther{s}about but cold in his feete & & benūmed about his thighes & hath scarc any feele in them. not able to goe. lyeth about the sinewes veines & hām strings & not in the flesh. the 20 of March. die ♃ h. 12. 20/ 1600

RN Robarte Lane 47 \37/ yeres of Northcrowly. Iune 19 die ♃ h. 3. 20. p m. 1600

boath legs swelled esp. righ \left/ leg. body. & backe. & thigh & hips belly. & navell.

blowen as it were a wind.

GJ M^r Mathew Claver of Foskett. sent his water w^th a letter April. 6. ☿ ho. 10. 6 a m. 1603 Wherin he Complayneth of a trembling hastynes and fulnes of his head & sences his body full of wynde, a great noyse in his left eare many tymes troubled w^th a stitche in the small of his backe. The mouth of his stomacke doth most annoy his head for w^ch he hath taken Conserve of Anthos

RN my broth^r nucōbe writeth to me touching his sone in lawe who is sick in his legs & languisheth wheth^r likelly {sic} to live or dye Iuly 23 ☿ h. 2. p m 1606. & what wylbe come of his sonne Iohn nucōbe./

RN Iohn Beech not farre frō Luton came to me from my house at Linford to London to ta|l|ke w^th me & to have my counsell Apr 18. ☾ hor. 11. 30. ant m. 1603.¹

RN Iohn wakefild of Tibboth where m^r Pots dwelleth Ian 27. ♀ hor 2. p m 1604. 7 yeres maried troubled in Hed & mynd w^th div^rse cogitations & fansies

RN May 17. h {sic} hor 6 a|p| m 1606.

a mā came to me for a bruise w^th a cart & syde & legs swelled to know wheath^r good to let him blood.

GJ Thomas Saxby of Hartwell 20 y. Ian: 31 ♃ ho. 12 in mer. 1605 A payne in his backe and bones

Quærit vtꝝ morbo gallico laboret

His father brought his water togither w^th his owne and his wives. he feares that he tooke the disease by one that breathed in his face about michelmas