Casebooks

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN The Carier of Hanslop goody filds brother. 54 y Ian. 19. ♀ h. 4. 30 p m 1621.

a burning feaver

very faynt & weake cānot eate sodenly taken

RN Will Lawe of Cotten end 58 y feb 25. ☾ very weake & flesh worne cā eate litle h 16 \stomack ☾/ h 11 ant m 1628 Casteth

RN Iohn Bright of Eaton by Bletchley 50 y Aug 13 h {sic} hor 8. 25 ant m 1625 |ten days scouring & casting|

RN M^r Everet. of Totternoe 57 y Ap. 26 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m. 1623 /a cold stuffing cānot reare nor relish meate nor drink & but litle & is costive\

RN S^r Thomas Neavell \of Holte/ & his lady sent me a very fat lābe 2 cap & 3 couple of Rabbots May 30 ♀ h. 11. 40 ant m 1623.

an Ach in his instap & {sic} ankles by fits y^t at night he cā take no rest

boath of thē cōmend the oation of ther dyet drink purging

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb M^r Hust & also for his owne disease w^ch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled w^th the wynd Cholick |wheath^r bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

RN Will: Helder of Offley. 50 y may 20 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m 1620 troubled w^th rheume & flegme

RN Steaphen S^r Franc Dūcōbes servāt 54 y. Ian 8 ☾ h. 2. p m. 1620|i| /a cruell stitch on the right syde cānot sleepe\

RN Peter Hooton of Weston Vnderwood 52 y Iune 27 ♀ h. 11. ant m 1623 |wasteth & cōsumeth|.

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. ♂ h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

RN M^r Ghyst sent his water & a letter Iuly 11 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m 1625.

very faynt & weake

RN M^r Rich West of Weston 55 y novēb 19 h. 1. p m 1625

always sorely troubled w^th the bleeding emrods

RN Arthur Humfrey of Newp. was taken w^th a Tert feaver exceding burning. taken first on fryday last feb 10 ♀ h. 10. 30 p m 1626 /50 y\

RN Chrystopher Hanwell of Byssetour 50 y novēb 24 ☿ h. 8 ant m. 1624 /a hot ach frō the rayns to the knes begying w^th a chilling not hart sick.\

RN Iames Mydleton of Emmerton 55 y Decēb 12 ♂ h. 11. 3|2|0 ant m 1626.

chest stuffed extreme cough¹

RN vseth to bleed mutch at nose & yest night he bleede a quart & so /also before y^t he swonded w^th it waterish blood.\ h. 12. 20 p m 1627 /novēb. 4. ☉ h. 12. 20 p {sic} 1627\ |head ach.|

RN M^r \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc y^t mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs w^th extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter y^t cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

RN Steaph S^r Fr Dūcōbe serv Ian 12. h. 8 50 ant m 1621 /cānot sleepe Desp sick cōpl of a stitch of his right syde\

RN Th. Androwes of Stratton Audley. 52 y Aug. 18 h {sic}. hor 11. ant m. 162i lame in his neck w^th a swelling.