Casebooks

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

RN Goody Bartrū of Covendtry for her husband 33. sept 7. ♀ h. 3 p m. 162i for his cods swelled.

RN Cowlys wife brought a boy of 15 y whose legs wear swelled novēb 16 ♃ h {4} p m 1626

RN Nurce Lawrenc came to me & told me y^t the ladyes legs Did swell vpward Iue {sic} 12 ♂ h. 4 p m 1627

RN M^res Williams y^t lay at Hoppins 2. y. sinc inquireth the cause why Her child Dyed of a swelling susp to be witched.

RN D Spicer for his wife mayrd {sic} halfe a yere greate bellyed nescit an sit gravida ma|Iun|e 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. 40 p m 1624 /nescit an sit gravida\

RN Iohn Wylliamson of Steavington 10 y & a halfe Iue {sic} 12 ☾ h. 9 ant m 1620 a month lame & mutch payned & his ankle a litle swelled

RN Mres Mary came to tell me y^t her mres her stomack was mutch swelled. & very hard & y^t her legs at night vse to swell Iuly 11. ☿ h. 9. 45 ant m. 162i

RN my lady Kniveton for her \eldest/ sonne M^r Androw Aug 30 ♀ h. 4. 30 p m 1622 |full of spots & knobs a hoarsnes|

RN M^r Rich East proctor in D Smyts office for An East 9 y Iun 7 ☾ h 11 20 ant m 1624 |of Weston vnderwood| for a great cough. the extremity wherof swelleth her face.

RN Litle Bleas boy brought to me for y^e swelling in his neck of boath sydes increasing more & more w^th kernels Decēb 29 ♃ h. 1. 30 p m 1625

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. ♃ h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

RN An Brice of newp 6 y Ap 6 h {sic} hor {illeg}|3|. 39. ant m. 1622. 3 yeres ill knobs about her necke & foote swelled

RN Agnys Lane of Lowton was here w^th me three quarters old Ap 14 ☾ h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

RN Goody Robynson for her boy of this towne 12 y novēb 22 h {sic} hor. 2. 20 p m 1623. /kings evyll a swelling in his arme & foot. & broken\¹

RN M^r Tomlyns of Tinswicke 53 y brought me x^s for mres Stanton of warwick in token of love & kindnes Aug 15. ☾ h. 1. 20 p m. 1625. she found some helpe in her back but applying pigeons but onc to her feete. ma Drow so mutch as y^t s {sic} her sight is weaked. & her eyes swelled |a widow womā|

gave me x^s gratis brought vntome by M^r Tomkins of Tinswicke.

RN Henry Mon of Woulv^rton for his wife swelled every where belly legs {a}rms yet {tady} now & {th}{en} Decēb^r 4 ☾. h. 1. 3{illeg} {p} m. 1626

RN M^r Iames sent S^r Kenelmes Dighbees Figure w^th his iudg. vppō it Decēb. 27. ♃ h. 1. p m 1627

He craveth my opinion touching his wife solely {sic} payned in her right should a long tyme but now hath more strenght in her arme & hand & les payne on the top of her should & towards night some swelling vnder her arme & on her breast & a payne in her brest bone esp in rayny weather

RN on of Woulverton for his Daughter 17 y Decēb 21. ♃ h. 3. p m 1620 a stitch on her syde fallen downe on her legs y^t she cānot goe. swelled & sore