Casebooks

RN Mary farrow of Earles Barton was 14 y last twelfday last the morne after on satterday morning in y^e morning before day came to me for her right hand broken out like a great bloody sore & vnder her armes w^th bunches thighes & hips w^th many issues all looke red & bloody hād swelleth mutch may 5 ♂ h. 11. ant m 1618.

was full of bleatch being a child & was noynted & neaver sinc well.

kings evill hath bene w^th the king but smal amendmēt

RN Susan Barnewell \of Barton by kettring/ of 39 y Ian. 1. ♀ h. 4. 20 p m 1618 {sic} ill sinc whitsontyde in her loynes thigs lims & legs & swelled in her legs & foote & is extreme hot & is sorely twitched in her hams as if on pluckt her

RN Mres francis Digbye S^r Evarets sister nata the tuesday before the 30 of novēb^r. before 7 in y^e morning /1588.\ send for my Directions may 1. hhor {sic} 4. 40 p m 1619. /vnmayed {sic}\ |30 y|

mutch troubled w^th melanch pass apt to weep w^thout any iust case.

nata Octob 29 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1588. a great heavynes in y^e stomacke & a beating & trembling at the hart. w^th a |continuall| payne at her hart at y^t tyme of all on her left syde

RN Iane Hill of Hanslop 23 y I may 10 ☾ h. 3. 40 p m 1619

back syde & belly

paynd at her head w^th a burning

nescit an sit gravida

troubled w^th the wynd cholick & when y^t cōmeth cānot hold her water

RN Mres katherin longevill of london w^th her Grandmother lady Paget. 14 y Iuly 9. ♀ h. 9. ant m 1619.

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled w^th wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be w^th child w^thin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

RN Mres Agnys Hodges of Drayton. 26 y may. 11 ♂ h. 1. p m 1619

5 child, 2 living a son & a wench 3 abortions. kings evill & now grown hard terms but few bleedeth a litle at nose.

a great sorenes in her breast & stomack. w^ch cometh w^th a griping y^t she cānot fetch her breath. |not sick|

cā abyde no potion but pils a Consūption feared a bad stomack. desyreth milk & drink

RN Elis: Ashwell of lāparte in northāpton sheere 6 myles from northāpton. 28 y August 19 ♃ h. 4. 30 p m. 1619. |was p^rsent|¹

RN Alce Dwyn \Puttiford|nte|/ of flitton. 47 y may. 7 ☾. h. 8. 2|3|0 ant m 16i0.

a great payne about her harte. & breaketh wynd ready to swound w^th it. / since christmas ill careth not for her busynes |troubled in mynd|

RN mary Burges of Raunce 38 y taken chest back & belly & made her vomyt lame y^t she cā scarce goe but must be led is very sore cā not abyde to be touched. it tooke her vppon August 2. ☉ h. 10. 30 ant m 1618

RN Temperanc Negous \of Dunton in Bedfordsheere/ 30 y Ap 27 ♂ h. 9. 3{8} ant m 1619

thursd next a m{oneth} brought a bed & is full of mela{nch} despayring & off{ering} to drown her selfe was so a y{ere} sinc & mended {w^th} y^t I sent her gods name be p{raysed} for it

faynt & weake

cōpl of her belly {& a} gryping

Doubteth of gods g{race}

Temperanc Negous of Dunton by Bedford 30 y Ap 27 ♂ h. 9. 39 ant m 1619

RN Ione Grigs of Warrenton 55 y novēb. 20 h {sic} hor. 12 1619 backe loyns syde of her belly w^th a gryping rūneth into her hips & legs like an ague.

RN Ione Q {sic}ui Quenton of Bradwell \Lowton \Arnecotte by Oxford//. 55 y Iune 29. ☿ h. 3. p m. 1614 an Sūner of lowton came w^th her.

RN mres Atkinson the lady Stoners Daughter 30 y Ap 29 ♀ h. 5. 20 p m. 1614.

RN Goody Markū. March 18 ☾ h. 6. 15./ of this towne

M^res V{illeg} Vuedale of this towne sent her water march 18 ☾. h 6. 15. ant m. 1611.

Goody Markum of of this towne march 18 ☾. h. 6. 20 ant m 1611.

RN my Goddaughter \\mary./ Smythe/ of {sic} milton 16 y a moneth before christmas last Iune 2. ☿ h. 4. p m 1613.

RN Goody Bette of this towone {sic} for a Nurse child sep{t} 17 ☉ h. 5. 20 p {m} 16i5 /the child nurse & mother {in} p^rsenc\

RN Rose lord of Densanger 14 \13./ y novēb 8 ♂ h 8 3 p m 1614 |had the kings evill 5 days {sic} yeres ill.| |first her hand began to swell & then her arme & then her necke|

RN Elis Bodymeere of northāpton. 62 y may. 3. ♃ h. 1. p m 16i0. mutch whitꝭ & reds cholick a gryping in her bellye.¹

RN Margery Barnes of Newp. \Olnye.// 40 y may 18 ♀ h. 10 ant m 16i0. watched a dead corse maij {illeg} 11. ♀ h. 9. p m 16i0 stroken w^th some ill thinge |shoulder \left/ arme sore red swelled./|